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according to the size of the waters fished. A blood 

 red or mahogany coloured hackle makes an excellent 

 variety. 



THE COW-DUNG FLY. 



I shall only briefly describe this fly, as it is so well 

 known, and is to be seen on most plats in the fields. The 

 female is smaller and has a more olive tint than the male. 

 It frequents the water on cold windy days, but is never 

 seen in great numbers at once. When they are on the 

 water is the best time to use the artificial fly, dressed 

 as follows : for the body, yellow wool, mixed with a little 

 dingy brown wool, well tested together and spun on brown 

 silk, making the body short and full. Wings should be 

 taken from a landrail's wing feather, and set on flat. For 

 legs, a ginger coloured hackle slightly stained in copperas. 

 To make this fly buzz, put a cock's hackle, stained as 

 above, on the same body. 



THE YELLOW DUN. 



This fly comes on in April, and is one of my first 

 favourites, as it was of my late father, and many a heavy 

 basket have we made with it. My father always dressed 

 it as follows : body of yellow silk well waxed with shoe- 

 maker's wax ; wings taken from a young starling wing 

 feather, and set on upright. I well remember him having 

 a favourite yellow dun game cock, which he valued very 

 much, and used the hackles only to dress this fly with for 

 his own use. It was a great favour for a gentleman to get 

 a fly dressed with one of these hackles. A friend once 

 offered him threepence each for the hackles. He replied : 



