Show I By JIM RHODY Important Book There has just come to our desk deska a copy of the book Flies By J. J Edson Leonard and we hasten to report here that it is a volume that thatis is destined to become probably the most authoritative on the subject which has ever been made available to the rod fly-rod addicts and particularly particularly particularly those who delight in tying their own flies It is rather well known that pub pub- publishers publishers publishers lishers have long realized that the theone theone theone one way to obtain a really fine definitive work on any subject is isto isto isto to choose as its author one who has known loved and studied the subject for lor years And J. J Edson Leonard is just such a man He has fished all his life and has made a specialty of flies since early youth For the past 15 years he has been collecting compiling classifying and editing source material on flies from every speaking English-speaking coun coun- country country country try in the world He has kept records on the ap ap- appearance appearance ap- ap appearance of insects their size and their habits he has carefully ob ob- observed observed ob- ob observed served the performance of artificial artificial artificial cial flies and he has examined the insects found in fishes' fishes stomachs The fIhe result is Flies his Flies his first book book book-a a study unmatched in its field The particular attraction about Mr Leonards Leonard's fine volume is that the fisherman literally can start from scratch scratch learn learn how and why to select materials for making his own flies what hooks to select and the nomenclature and specifications of 2200 fly patterns Easily readable complete and as we have said fully authoritative this superbly illustrated book may maywell maywell well weIl become the standard refer refer- reference reference reference ence as well as a guide for all fly The eight full pages in color the 30 white black-and-white drawings all made by the author himself himself and and the 24 page full-page photographs are worth the price of Flies A. A S. S Barnes Co for here is a monumental conclusive work which stands out like a light from all other books on the subject A A A I For Tackle Light Light Tackle Users I y Ii w Ocean City's new lightweight reel weighing only 41 4 ounces is ideal for the tackle light-tackle devotee dev dev- devotee devotee otee and the tournament plug- plug as well It is constructed entirely of the mira miracle miracle miracle cle metal and is of sufficient sturdiness to make it the perfect fishing reel A feature important important Important tant to anglers is self- self lubricating spool spindle bear bear- ings Its line capacity is 50 yards of pound 15 test nylon or silk A A A Retrieving Line To play ones one's fly when fishing and often to avoid obstacles on the back cast the angler will want to retrieve part of the line extended on the previous cast The pull back way is one method Grasp the line with your left hand just back of the butt guide passing line between first two fingers and cork grip Pull in inline inline inline line with long sweeps of the left arm holding the retrieved line in loose coils The hand twist however is always best for fly manipulation for which this method one is able to impart a more like life-like motion to the fly In the hand twist retrieve grasp the line with thumb and first finger of left hand palm facing up Close other fingers firmly over line lying across palm Then turn hand palm-down palm and take more line with thumb and first finger The dis dis- distance distance dis- dis distance tance you want the fly to travel will determine how much line you thus pick up each time After pick pick- picking picking picking ing up line wanted turn hand up Now repeat the motion until you have fished out the cast or want to pick up all the line for another cast Sound difficult Well it isn't so very difficult difficult and and like other tech tech- techniques techniques techniques in the fly-fishing fly sport it simply requires patience and practice practice tice to perfect A A A Stay Put Remember if you are with a party and become lost and do not return to camp they will start a search for you Stay put if necessary necessary necessary sary for a day or two to give your companions a chance to find you Light a smudge fire as it might be sighted by some forest ranger If you have a gun fire it at regular intervals if you have a mirror climb to some high point and flash it but whatever you do dd dont don't run helter |