Outfit Clothing. 79 



CLOTHING. 



This is a most important part of our outfit. The 

 American must remember that the salmon-rivers of the 

 Atlantic seaboard lie in the direction of the North Pole. 

 While in the direct rays of the sun it may be even shirt- 

 sleeve weather; in the shade, and especially in the morn- 

 ing and evening, an overcoat will not be oppressive. The 

 angler, therefore, should clothe himself like an onion, and 

 be prepared to peel layer after layer as the day ad- 

 vances, and resume them in due order as the day de- 

 clines. Especially is this true when the fishing is from a 

 boat. A boat to him who takes no part in its manage- 

 ment, is about twenty-five degrees colder than any other 

 known place in the same latitude. Good heavy winter 

 underclothes, a flannel shirt, and winter trousers should 

 form the foundation, and upon these should be reared such 

 a superstructure of cardigan-jackets, dog-skin coats, and 

 overcoats, as the exigencies of the occasion may require. 



Be comfortable, and take whatever it is thought will 

 conduce to this end. As long as your own back is not of 

 necessity the means of transportation, in the matter of 

 clothing, at all events, take all that you may need. 

 Roughing it is all very nice for the young and inexperi- 

 enced to talk of when cushioned in an easy-chair before 

 a cheerful fire; but after a somewhat extended personal 

 experience on my own account, and a wide observation of 

 others, I have yet to see the person whose appetite was 

 not more than satiated at the very first taste of the real 

 article. A salmon-fishing expedition should be for pleas- 

 ure, not penance. 



A cheap felt-hat of a gray color should protect the 



