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yond the scarf of the water-proofed line on to the linen line, 

 where he fastens off with an invisible knot. He then 

 tests the integrity of the job by a spring-balance pull of 

 ten pounds, and finally gives the entire wrapping a couple 

 of coats of shellac. 



To begin at the right and wrap to the left, as indicated 

 above, will be found more than a mere matter of con- 

 venience. Then the left hand can hold the parts to be 

 united parallel with one another during the operation, 

 and keep their tension equal. A smoother as well as a 

 more secure splice is the result. 



Angling for salmon with the fly is always conducted on 

 a river, and down stream. When we fish for trout in the 

 streams of this country, the stream is usually small, and 

 so protected by surrounding forest that the direction of 

 the wind is of little moment. If, on the other hand, we 

 fish in ponds or on lakes, we are ordinarily able so to 

 manoeuvre as to bring the wind from a not unfavorable 

 quarter. 



Salmon-rivers on this side of the Atlantic are ordinarily 

 streams of considerable width, flowing through valleys of 

 some depth. No matter what may be the direction of the 

 wind above the hills, on the water it usually draws either 

 up or down stream. Unless the angler wishes to devote 

 perhaps days in succession to the amusement of twirling 

 his thumbs in camp, he must be prepared to fish irrespec- 

 tive of any such trifling drawback as an adverse wind. 

 To do this, his line must be one capable of having con- 

 siderable momentum imparted to it to overcome the wind. 

 Now momentum is measured by the velocity of the mov- 

 ing body multiplied by its weight. Therefore, to obtain 



