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and light brown olive hackles, jay under shoulder. 

 Wings, hooks, and head, as before. 



No. 5. Same as before, except that for the 

 grouse and olive hackles, two bright brown ones 

 are to be substituted. 



Tlie two last flies kill best in summer water 

 when sHghtly discoloured after rain. 



spring Jiflic^ fax ti^c Ei&cr Sec. 



This pretty river runs through a chain of hills 

 from Kerry into and through the city of Cork, 

 down to Cove or Queen's-town. It would be a 

 dehghtful and excellent salmon stream, if its pro- 

 prietors would unite and put a stop to the de- 

 structive practices of the Cork poachers. Even 

 in its present neglected condition, the river Lee 

 will repay the English angler for a se'nnight's 

 visit to it. The four following flies he must use 

 in the spring, or whenever the water is full from 

 the eflfects of recent floods. 



No. 1. Body, triple-jointed; first joint, near 

 the tail, of blue seal's fur and blue hackle ; second 

 joint, grey fur and grey hackle ; third, and shortest 

 joint, strong fiery-brown fur and similarly coloured 

 hackle ; the whole to be ribbed with silver twist ; 

 tag, orange silk ; tail, a few fibres of blue and red 



