EYED-FLY BOXES. 



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The very general adoption of the Eyed-hook system has 

 called forth numerous ingenious arrangements in the way of 

 boxes for storing and carrying the flies. The following are 

 amongst the best of these useful inventions, which in the cases 

 of boxes intended for salmon flies are equally applicable to 

 flies with ordinary gut loops. 



MR. ASHLEY DODD'S DOUBLE EYED-HOOK SALMON-FLY BOX. (Farlow.) 



Japanned block tin, lined with cork. 8 inches long, by 4 inches wide, 

 li inch deep. The metal points shown in the cut represent so many fixed 

 projecting 'pins,' over which the loop or eye of the hook slips. A slight 

 pressure backwards then embeds the hook-points in the cork, the double 

 attachment thus securing a firm 'hold.' For single-hooked flies this bo.\ is 

 equally good. 



'portable' salmon-fly bux. (Malloch.) 



Japanned tin. Length, 8 inches ; width, 5 inches; depth, i^ inch. Tn this 

 box each fly is secured by the head of the hook slipping under a ' notched ' 

 steel spring. 



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