THE ANGLER'S CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR
And let your garments russet be or gray.
Of colour darke, and hardest to descry.
_Pleasures of Angling._
=Hobnail Footwear.=--Most any boot or shoe can be used for wading the
trout streams, but a special selection is always best for every sort
of purpose. Rubber, canvas, and leather are employed in the making of
the fisherman's footwear. The hobnail heel-and-sole pattern is the
correct article for use in swift-running water. The hobnail
recommended above all others is the common, cheap soft-iron hobnail
with corrugated head; carry a package in your tackle box.
=Repairing Waders.=--Patch holes in rubber boots and rubber stockings,
etc., by covering the holes with thin sheet rubber, cementing this
with a mixture of black rubber dissolved in spirits of turpentine.
=Drying Rubber Boots.=--Fill 'em full of hot bran.
=Clothing.=--Sack coats, heavy trousers, a stout vest, all with plenty
of large pockets. In color the garments should be gray, drab, or
brown.
=Hat.=--A soft felt of gray shade.
=Boots and Shoes.=--Brown leather.
=Waders.=--Leather shoes with holes in the sides or canvas shoes for
summer. Rubber boots or wading trousers for cold weather.
=Woolen and Rubber Clothing.=--Good quality woolen will shed rain for
hours. Wear rubber outer garments in a wet brushy trail.