THEORY AND PRACTICE 



WHEN a beginner undertakes to purchase 

 his outfit for salmon fishing he is bewildered 

 by the numerous patterns and sizes of flies 

 that are displayed, and usually supplies 

 himself with a greater number than he can 

 possibly need. 



In the olden days so many patterns and 

 sizes of flies were not in use, for the anglers 

 did not fish unless the conditions were favor- 

 able. When they did fish it was not ma- 

 terial whether the flies were large or small. 



Nowadays it has become the custom to 

 fish the same waters every day for a month 

 or more and the tackle experts have en- 

 deavored to defeat low water and bad 

 weather conditions by making the tackle and 

 flies more delicate and smaller. 



The flies you use depend greatly on what 

 you believe the salmon fly represents. 



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