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Hat and Cap

Most fly fishermen affect an old, battered felt hat with a wide, loose band on which they dry their flies before returning them to the book or box. Thus decorated they look, as my friend Herb Daniels once remarked, " like noble red men on the war path."

I prefer a light khaki cap with a large, green lined visor or peak and ear laps and neck cape, such as duck hunters wear. I find it very handy to foil mosquitoes and black flies who often attack with intentions I suspect of being bloodthirsty.

Head Nets

Head nets, like waders, are the lesser of two evils. A cheap one is made of light netting and is held away from the face by the hat brim and ties under the arms.

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