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sheets of water just above the heads of weirs. I 

 have killed more grayling with the fly early in 

 April than in any other month. The flies they 

 like best are duns and palmers, tipped with tinsel, 

 and, when the water is clear and smooth, they 

 will take dun midges by sinking them on a very 

 fine casting-line beneath the water, and allowing 

 them to float with the current. I have killed 

 grayling in the heart of winter, with frost and 

 snow on the ground, when the water was not 

 tinged wth 4 snow broth,' but ran low and clear. 

 The time was from twelve to two o'clock, with the 

 sun out, and the atmosphere tolerably temperate. 

 The best autumn baits for grayling are gentles 

 and grasshoppers. The latter is the most deadly 

 bait, and the way of using it has been already 

 mentioned in the chapter on baits. 



Mr. Flinn, fishing-tackle maker of Worcester, 

 who is a good practical angler, recommends the 

 following flies for grayling. No. 1. Wings and 

 legs, a small silvery blue hen's hackle-feather; 

 body, pale green silk or mohair, with a small 

 portion of orange floss silk left hanging at the tail. 

 Hook, from No. 10 to 14. No. 2. Wings and 

 legs, a small blue hen's hackle ; body, pale yellow 

 with orange tag, as before. Hooks, same size. 

 No. 3. Wings and legs as before, orange body 

 and red tag. No. 4. Wings, the spotted feather 

 of the partridge tail ; body, hare's ear ; legs, par- 



