LANDING NETS, GAFFS, TACKLE BOXES, ETC. 89 



basket. It should hold the fish without crowding and should 

 also hold the angler's lunch and some spare tackle. On the 

 inside of the cover you can fasten a leather purse to hold 

 your fly book, leader box, etc., and all through the large 

 creel will be most satisfactory. There are also canvas creels 

 but I do not know much about them. 



The creel must be provided with a suitable shoulder 

 strap. The part that goes over the shoulder may be webbing 

 and the other parts of leather. It hangs on the left side 

 when in use and the strap hangs over the left shoulder, al- 



A Creel or Fish Basket. 



lowing free use of the rod arm. The strap is held from 

 slipping off by a narrow strap that passes around the chest, 

 under the right arm. 



For still fishing or use when fishing from a boat you 

 can use either a fish bag, which is made of twine and about 

 the size of a landing net, or a stringer made of twine or 

 chain. The stringer has a needle at one end and a crossbar 

 at the other and the fish are threaded on by passing the 

 needle in the gills and out of the mouth. By fastening the 

 stringer in the water the catch will live all day. The fish 

 bag is used the same way, keeping the fish alive. 



