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and taken down. It should have the 
elastic loop to it which goes over the 
shoulder. When a fish is netted and near 
to hand, you can merely stretch the 
elastic cord and net him. 
Boots are a practical necessity, but 
these should not be of the heavy type, 
but rather of the lightweight sort. The 
mere heft of the heavy hip boots is a 
sufficient reason for neglecting to recom- 
mend them. Soft hobs on the bottom of 
boots are a good thing but not neces- 
sary. If one pushes and feels his way 
along a stream, even over slippery rocks, 
he will not fall. But there always is 
the chance that he will. 
Another good thing in trout fishing is 
the fiy-book. A small one is compara- 
tively inexpensive and since you will use 
only some of the best flies, and few in 
kinds, you do not need a large portfolio 
or suit case like some carry. Select the 
best flies you know of, and stock up on 
them rather than bring along a specimen 
of all you are wheedled into purchasing. 
One of the crowning necessities in 
trout fishing is the creel. I see it some- 
times mentioned in print to get a nine- 
pound creel. The simple fact of the 
matter is that every nine-pound creel I 
ever saw would hold about one-half of 
a good size rainbow. Why, its absurd! 
A nine-pound creel — good heavens, who- 
ever first foisted a nine-pound creel on 
a credulous public. There we have it, 
just the same as manufacturers who put 
out 100-yard reels, when as a matter of 
common fact and knowledge they hold 
little more than half that amount. Of 
course, if your brook holds only finger- 
lings, or small chubs the nine-pound creel 
will suffice, but never where goodly fish 
are found. Rather try the 18-pound or 
20 or 25-pound creel. You can hide away 
a couple of goodly fish in these. 
There are some very fine and service- 
able leather-bound creels on the market. 
They cost a little but are winners. Com- 
mon wicker-work creels, however, are all 
right. Our best creels used to come from 
France, but since the war they have been 
hard to obtain. The French have, for 
centuries, been the best creel makers in 
the world. There is no doubt that more 
and more attention will be given this 
in the future, and on this continent, 
creels will be made as good as any ever 
produced elsewhere. 
With the creel should come the straps, 
one with a canvas band on the left 
shoulder; while the buckle strap hooks 
on in back and connects in front. The 
right arm is thus free, and casting is 
greatly improved without the least detri- 
ment. 
I N the matter of flies to use, there is 
always a need of conjecture and spec- 
ulation attached. It is a subject un- 
endingly dear to the heart. All the 
standard regulation flies, nevertheless, 
are without the so-called “exact imita- 
tion” form, being devoid of the gently up- 
ward curling and natural detached body; 
few can be said to imitate anything that 
resembles the daily food of the trout. 
We must believe then that the fish 
take them out of adventure, and sud- 
denly, the fly coming before them before 
they have time to study it. But for that 
matter they would hardly have time to i 
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