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any twist. When the natural fly is out well upon 

 the water, and fish are voraciously taking it, 

 angle with three flies on your foot-line, varying 

 them slightly in size and colour. Hook, Nos. 8, 

 9, and 10. 



No. 13. Blackens March-brown. Body, light 

 and dark hare's ear fur, mixed with a little yellow 

 brown mohair, and ribbed with pale-yellow silk ; 

 wings, hen-pheasant's wing-feather, or grey mot- 

 tled feathers of the partridge's tail ; legs, small 

 brown partridge's back-feather ; tail, two fibres of 

 the brown mallard's feather. Hook, Nos. 9 and 10. 



No. 14. The great red spinner is a metamor- 

 phosis of the dun-drake, and is in season longer. 

 It kills well on fine evenings, and may be used 

 in conjunction with the dun-drake. It is a fine 

 showy fly, dressed thus : Body, brown red hog's 

 down, ribbed with gold twist, and tied on with 

 brown silk ; wings, starling's wing-feather ; legs, 

 bright amber-red hackle ; tail, two fibres of the 

 same feather. Hook, No. 9. 



No. 15. The soldier palmer. Body, bronze- 

 coloured peacock harl, ribbed with fine gold twist, 

 and two black-red or furnace hackles, struck with 

 strict regularity from the tail to the shoulder. 

 Hook, No. 10 or 11. A general fly, and special 

 favourite with grayling 



No. 16. Coch-y-bonddu. Body, short and full, 

 of black ostrich and brilliant peacock harl twisted 



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