CHAPTEE III. 



TACKLE AND ACCESSORIES. 



A S this is likely to be one of the most im- 

 ^*- portant chapters in the book, the reader 

 must forgive us if we are particular even to 

 a fault in describing some of the necessaries 

 towards the full enjoyment of the pleasures of 

 loch-fishing. So much depends on our being 

 comfortable in our enjoyments, that we have, 

 perhaps, erred on the side of luxuriance; but 

 to those anglers who think so, there is nothing 

 easier than their leaving out what they think 

 superfluous. 



Creel, or Fishing -Bag. The creel for loch- 

 fishing should be of the largest size made, so 

 as to serve for all kinds of fish ; and as the 

 angler is always in a boat, the difference of 

 room occupied is of very little moment. Be- 



