108 FAMILIAR PISH, THEIR HABITS AND CAPTURE 



This list gives almost enough variety, and. all 

 mentioned should be carried. If other* are desired 

 to provide for any emergency there are numberless 

 kinds to select from. At times only a special fly will 

 attract fish, and at others almost any one, no matter 

 how odd, will prove to be especially good. 



There is one bit of advice in reference to rods 

 that properly can be given here. It is a strong temp- 

 tation to have a large number, and to carry several on 

 a trip to the woods or elsewhere, when the amount of 

 baggage to be carried should be made as small as pos- 

 sible. Naturally one will say that there is always a 

 great possibility of rods being broken, and that it is 

 necessary to have others to replace them. The best 

 plan to follow is to have a special rod made, consist- 

 ing of one butt, two second joints, and three or four 

 tips. A tip is often broken, a second joint occasion- 

 ally, a butt rarely ; therefore, a rod of this descrip- 

 tion is in reality equal to two. This does away with 

 the necessity of carrying an extra one. 



For an expert angler, the weight of his rod must 

 be a matter of choice guided by his own experience, 

 but a word of advice to others is needed. There is a 

 strong tendency to select the two extremes — either 

 too light or too heavy— both of which should be 

 avoided. A light rod of three or four ounces, \\'hile 

 it will bring a fish to net, recpiires enough labor and 



