Rods. The strongest and most elastic are of split bamboo ; ash-wood and lance-wood are sometimes used. For fish of from two to three pounds, rods of from six to seven ounces are taken ; for six-pound fish, corresponding rods should be from eight to nine ounces. Trolling-rods with rings attached. Reels. Plain click-reels are to be commended, of sizes to carry the required length of lines. Brass ones, stained black, are favored.

Lines. Of water-proof braided silk, braided raw-silk, braided linen or flaxen, braided cotton, India-grass as may be preferred. The silk and hair combination has many opponents. Lines are made water-proof by being soaked overnight in fish-oil and hung up to drain for a day ; thereafter dried in sawdust.

Leaders. Of silk-worm gut, varying in sizes, and in lengths ranging from five to eight feet. Let them be round, smooth, and well-tapered.

Sinkers. Leaden, ringed or cast, according to fancy.

Hooks. The preferred patterns are Limerick, Kendal, and Carlisle. Trout, Cod, Black-fish hooks, and several others are graded specially.

Artificial Flies. The use of three or four different colors and varying shapes is recommended for one kind of fish ; their employment varied in accordance with the attendant success. It is not pretended that Salmon-flies really imitate the color or form of any known insects, but are spontaneous evolvements from the con-sciousness of anglers and tackle-makers. General shape, general color, and size, are all that can be distinguished by the fish. These are the points, therefore, to be kept in view in the construction of artificial flies. The object of the dry-fly is evident from its name it is made to float dry on the water, like the natural insect.

Artificial Fly-box. Flies should be carried in a box, instead of being pressed together in a book, a process which robs them of elasticity.

Artificial Bait. Squids of nickel-plated, burnished tin, bone, or pearl, imitations of small fish and insects, and red rags, attract all kinds of ravenous feeders. Snells made of piano-forte wire take the place of gut leaders with large fish.Floats are either of cork, quills, reed, or hollow red-cedar.

Gaff-hooks. Japanned, with six or seven foot handles of hickory, for landing large fish stranded in shallow water, or when fishing from a boat. Swivels attached to sinkers ; those of brass or steel are to be commended. Landing-net, with handle from four to five feet in length.