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Some means must also be provided to protect the legs 

 if tlie fishing is from a boat. A rubber-petticoat, reach- 

 ing to within four or five inches of the ground, is alto- 

 gether the best device for this purpose, since it prevents 

 the wearer from discomfort should a puddle form on his 

 seat, as it is apt to do, and also because it is well venti- 

 lated, and easy to assume and discard. The rubber-coat 

 should then be short. Still rubber pantaloons, or even a 

 rubber-blanket, will answer very well. But some such pro- 

 tection is necessary, for no salmon-fisherman remains in- 

 doors because of rain when the fish may rise. Rubber- 

 boots, which may well be of the ventilated variety, are 

 also advisable. When venturing into the rain, if the 

 sleeves of the rubber-coat are not provided with straps 

 for the purpose, — as they should be, — fold each sleeve 

 tight around the wrist, and tie them thus with a piece 

 of twine. A rain-gauge, even though formed of the sleeve 

 of a rubber-coat, is superfluous in salmon-fishing. 



If wading is necessary, mackintosh-waders coming well 

 up under the arms are advisable. The water will be 

 found too cold to wade day after day with comfort or 

 impunity, unless so protected. Those ending in stocking- 

 feet are the best. With this caution, every trout-fisher- 

 man will understand this matter without further dilation. 



Every one has heard of the black-fly. Those who have 

 not had the pleasure of its personal acquaintance and who 

 judge solely from the fame of its exploits, imagine some- 

 thing about the size of a turkey-buzzard, and armed with a 

 proboscis like the sword of a Roman gladiator. This is a 

 mistake. It is a most insignificant-looking little gentle- 

 man, considerably less than a quarter of an inch long. But 

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