AND HOW TO CATCH THEM. Ill 



some banks of clear round silkworm gut ; but if going 

 to either of tbe places above mentioned, a stock can 

 be laid in at a quarter the borne cost. A small fine 

 tennon-saw file, to sharpen hooks with. A well-made, 

 strong pocket-knife, netting needles, and meshes. A 

 few hanks of twine ; a stout pair of scissors, and a 

 stock of gimp of sizes. "Spoon-baits" can be made 

 and fitted up on the voyage out. 



The manufacture of salmon and sea trout flies will 

 of course render necessary a number of matters in 

 addition to the above. Silks of different degrees of 

 fineness, colour, and quality both floss and twisted ; 

 Limerick hooks of various sizes ; cocks' and hens' 

 hackles, both dyed and of natural colours ; mohair dyed 

 of all colours, hare and mouse fur, gold and silver 

 tinsel, cord and braid (flat and round); feathers of 

 the ' turkey, blue and scarlet macaw, ibis, bustard, 

 golden and argus pheasant, grouse, galeno, and wild 

 drake, summer duck, and any others obtainable ; 

 German wools of all colours ; a pair of fine-pointed 

 scissors, a dubbing needle, and a pair of self-acting fly 

 pliers, will be required. 



Preparation or Dressing for Round-Plait Lines, 

 Hemp or Flax. 



Make a coil of your line, which should be bound 

 round in three or four places with thread ; take of best 

 glue half a pound, water a little more than half a pint, 



