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baited as above directed, in the open water and in 

 streams, with a long light rod of not less than twenty 

 or twenty-two feet, when the angler must have the wind 

 on his back, and allow the fly to swim down with the 

 current upon the surface. But it is by no means a 

 successful process, as it is very difficult for the sports- 

 man to keep himself out of sight, where there are no 

 banks or bushes to cover him ; and the fly speedily 

 becomes immersed beneath the surface and destroyed 

 by the current. Perhaps the best way, when there is a 

 breeze, is to allow it to dance up and down upon the 

 surface by the wind. 



In dipping and shade-fishing among bushes and 

 trees, a pannier suspended at the back will be found 

 inconvenient to the free motions of the angler : and 

 in this case a Macintosh Wallet, made to attach by 

 means of button-holes to the buttons of the braces on 

 the waistband of the trousers, will be found a most 

 convenient substitute, as it will hang unobtrusively 

 on the left hip, within the skirt of the jacket ; while 



the india-rubber is such 

 a bad conductor of ca- 

 loric, that the fish will be 

 preserved from any in- 



Fig. 16. DIPPER'S WALLET. j ur y f rom the heat of the 



person. The accompanying Fig. 16 shows the shape of 

 the Wallet; and it may be made large enough to 

 contain three or four dozen trout, without the angler 

 feeling it any great encumbrance. 



