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SALMON AND TROUT. 



prefer the latter in every respect but one — when you have 

 caught nothing it exposes the nakedness of the land! 



THE ' USK BASKET. 



Some fishermen consider that the 'appearance ' of the fish 

 is better preserved in a creel or basket, than in a bag in which 

 they are liable to be occasionally squashed or squeezed out of 



FIG. I. — ' CARRY-ALL ' CREEL, 



shape. Each of the following creels contains some commend- 

 able features of novelty. 



Fig. I represents what is known as ' Hardy's Carry -all 



