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while the latter colour can be got by substituting logwood 

 for walnut 



Of course, as the season advances and the quantity of 

 water diminishes, and the noonday sun becomes more 

 powerful, the size of your flies must be proportionately 

 less. Even the hours of the day have to be consulted for 

 choice of size ; for instance, from break of day till sun- 

 rise, and from sunset till dark, very large flies frequently 

 will kill fish, while the smaller would be totally neg- 

 lected. 



An Irish gentleman who had for many years been con- 

 sidered one of the most successful and expert performers 

 on the river Corib, while on a fishing tour in America, had 

 the kindness to show me the treasures contained in his 

 valuable fly-book. Among a remarkably choice collection 

 of all sizes, shades, and construction, I observed many so 

 large that they excited my curiosity and inquiry. These 

 were several inches long in the body, and were commonly 

 used in Galway for early morning or late evening fishing. 



Those projecting an excursion to the distant wilds of 

 Labrador should pay particular attention to arriving there 

 at the correct season. As to specifying a day or a week, 

 that is perfectly impossible, for as long as the water is 

 impregnated with snow, not a fish will be taken ; and, of 

 course, the lateness or earliness of spring, which 

 frequently varies one or two weeks, must receive consider- 

 ation and guide your steps. The first few days after the 

 salmon commence to run, large flies are more successful, 

 but as the season advances their size must be reduced. 



The next morning, bright and early, found us again 



