THE " FLY-RETRIEVER." 31 



Parkin of Kavencrag near Penrith, which may be made to 

 screw into the butt of the gaff or landing-net handle, and 

 serve as a spear for the same as well. It is easily made of 



Fig. 9. POCKET RETRIEVER OPEN. 



two pieces of flat iron welded together at the ends, with 

 sufficient room between for the knife-blade, which is only 

 made to open half-way as in B, when used as retriever, 

 while A shows the apparatus shut up as a spear. 



ANGLER'S CABINET. 



For the purpose of preserving fishing-tackle, mate- 

 rials for fly-dressing, etc., so as to keep them all stowed 

 away together in an orderly manner, and be readily 

 accessible when wanted, I would recommend the angler 

 to provide himself with the following cabinet. 



Instead of having flies here, hooks there, and silk 

 and wax in a third place (perhaps a distant part of the 

 house), occasioning more time and bother to hunt out 

 and arrange the necessary materials and implements for 

 dressing and fitting up tackle, then it does in complet- 

 ing the operation itself, let them all be kept together in 



