APRIL. 29 



tried, and successfully, on almost all streams, 

 until the end of May. 



I have been told of a very excellent Angler 

 in Berkshire, who never changed his flies 

 throughout the season, using a small Grey and 

 Jilack Palmer, and most successful he has 

 always been. This is all very well for a gen- 

 tleman who has every day at his command, a 

 stream at hand, and a selection of any hour he 

 pleases ; but for him who journeys some forty 

 or fifty miles, can steal but a day or two once 

 in a month, and wishes moreover to improve 

 his skill, and knowledge of the Art, the precept 

 is a had one, and he would frequently return 

 with an empty basket — his time and money ill 

 spent. The Sand Fly is perhaps the most 

 generally successful that you can select, as it 

 does not wait for weather or season after 

 March, and is always highly esteemed by the 

 Trout. In the absence of sport by the above, 

 our friends Grey and Black Palmer may always 

 be had recourse to, and frequently witli success, 



