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of very large meshes and a little stouter twine, over 

 the other net. By this arrangement large fish, in 

 striking against the meshes, drive the smaller through 



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the larger, forming a pocket, out of which it is next 

 to impossible for them to get. Excellent nets of this 

 sort are made in France and Holland, and sold at 

 a very reasonable rate. After use it should be always 

 brought on shore and spread out in a grass field to dry, 

 all sticks and other substances carefully picked out, 

 and damages repaired. "When forming a part of a 

 ship's or yacht's equipment, it may be hung to dry in 

 the rigging. Immense varieties of fish are at times 

 to be taken in this way. 



Flies. 



The term fly is applied by sea fishermen to a 

 certain arrangement of feathers, wax, &c,, which I arn 

 about to describe the manufacture of, and which may 

 be used with considerable success in mackerel, basse, 

 and pollack fishing. I am not disposed to think, 

 however, that such baits are ever mistaken by the 

 fish which they are intended to capture for flies ; 

 but the number used, the way in which they are 

 mounted, viz., several on one trace, and the method 

 of their progress through the water, rather leads me 

 to the belief that they are mistaken for a number of 

 small fry, and treated accordingly. Hooks ]N"o. 5, 

 Limerick trout pattern, should be tied on strands of 



