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thoroughly ' ship-shape ' knot for a sahnon fly, inasmuch as the 

 latter when thus attached invariably hangs— and therefore, ot 

 course swims — out of the horizontal : in other words, head 

 downwards. If, on the contrary, the gut is passed through the 

 loop from above and the turn taken over the loop, an opposite 



GUT-LOOPED FLY ATTACHED BY DOUBLE SLIP KNOT. 

 (Facsimile of Knot. ) 



but equally inelegant effect is produced; the fly 'cocks up,' 

 and might swim in almost any position conceivable, except the 

 horizontal. There are several variations of this fastening ; but 

 I cannot say that I ever met with one entirely satisfactory for 

 salmon flies. The best knot for gut-looped flies, or for plain 

 hooks with gut loops, twisted or single, is, ' far and away,' that 

 already recommended, — the slip knot. 



The ' Pennell-Limerick bend hooks,' before figured, p. 11, 

 are also made plain (as shown over leaf) for the convenience 

 of those who may still prefer the old ' lapping- on ' system. 



The bend of all these hooks, which is a variation of exist- 

 ing recognised bends, is one that I think w411 commend itself 

 to the practised eye without much argument. The bend has 

 been designed to combine in a mechanical form the three 

 great requisites of penetration, holding power, and ' flotation.' 

 The last-named, which sounds rather Irish, is a question of the 

 general co?itour of the shank. It will be seen in the diagrams 



