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Although, beyond the limits of Spey-side, 

 one never hears much mention of Spey flies, 

 nevertheless, Messrs. Farlow tell me that they 

 sell a great number every season for use else- 

 where than on the Spey, so it would seem that 

 they enjoy a certain measure of general popu- 

 larity ; and, indeed, there is no reason why they 

 should not kill elsewhere than on the Spey, 

 on waters having a similar character to that 

 river. 



IV. Grubs (see Plate VII.). These are 

 merely glorified palmers glorified in the sense 

 that they are as a rule much larger and almost 

 invariably more ornamented than the trouting 

 editions. They form a comparatively small 

 group, and come into action more especially 

 in warm weather, the inference being that 

 as they resemble to a certain and one must 

 confess somewhat remote degree caterpillars 

 prevalent in summer and early autumn, they 

 should be used under those conditions when it 

 might be expected that the living counterpart 

 comes before the notice of salmon ! 



named patterns sent to me by Messrs. Brown, thus adding 

 point to the statement that there does not exist such a 

 thing as a constant dressing of any Spey fly ! 



