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and birds: that which the swallow or the 

 duck spares is caught by the fish. The 

 fly is new, and in the imitation, I recommend 

 the olive tint, or what the Irish call, the green 

 monkey. That is, an artificial fly, with a 

 wing of dyed yellow drake's feather, a body 

 of yellow monkey's fur, and a small quantity 

 of olive mohair for legs. For myself, I shall 

 fish for some time with a large red alder fly, 

 and I dare say, with as much success. That 

 is, with a fly with a dark peacock's harle for 

 body, a red hackle for legs, and wings of the 

 landrail below, and starling above. 



PoiEf. — The water is quite in motion: 

 what noble fish I see on the feed ! I never 

 beheld a finer sight, though I have often seen 

 the May fly on well stocked waters. 



Hal. — This river is most strictly pre- 

 served ; not a fish has been killed here since 

 last August, and this is the moment when the 

 large fish come to the surface, and leave 

 their cad bait search and minnow hunting. 

 But I have hardly time to talk ; I have 

 hold of a good fish: they take either alder 

 or May fly, and having never been fished 



