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on the Teeme, Lugg, and Arrow, and is a great favourite 

 of mine on most streams. The body is best imitated 

 with a strand from the broad feather of a heron's wing, 

 wrapped close on the body, which should be made short. 

 Two or three turns of a glossy feather from the starling's 

 breast answers for wings and legs. Hook, No. o, or even 

 smaller. 



THE WHIRLING BLUE DUN. 



This fly is a standard killer and a great favourite on 

 the river Colne, at Fairford. It is very useful on all the 

 Derbyshire streams, especially on a cold October day. 

 I dress it as follows : body, reddish brown fur from the 

 squirel's legs spun on yellow silk waxed with white wax ; 

 tails, three strands of red cock's hackle ; wings, upright, 

 from a dark starling wing feather ; legs, a pale ginger 

 hackle; hook, No. 2. 



PALMERS. 



These are all favourites of mine, and many an 

 excellent basket have I made with them. They are a 

 numerous tribe, and choice food both for trout and 

 greyling. When I go to a stream where I have not 

 seen the fish on the feed, nor could find any flies on the 

 bushes or grass, I always commence with a cast of 

 Palmers, especially after a flood. I will give the dressing 

 of my three favourites, and commence with the end one. 

 Palmer hook No. 6, which is rather long in the shank; 

 body made rather spare with narrow bronze peacock 

 herl, ribbed over with gold thread. A bright red cock's 

 hackle or a good furnace hackle wrapped down by the 



