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side of the thread. All hackles for Palmers should taper 

 to a point and be wrapped down the body slantwise, and 

 shew the herl between the hackle. The Middle Hopper : 

 hook, No. 4 ; the body made of bright orange floss silk 

 with a strand of magenta coloured peacock herl wrapped 

 down the body at intervals, and a honey dun hackle, 

 This may be varied with a brassy dun or grizzle dun, 

 with or without gold. The third fly a Black Palmer : 

 hook, No. 4 ; body made of black ostrich herl, ribbed 

 over with rather narrow silver tinsel, and a black cock's 

 hackle wrapped by side of tinsel. I have great confi- 

 dence in these Palmers, more particularly after a fresh, 

 by fishing down stream, edging the side well and allowing 

 the water to do the work. Commence with these 

 Palmers as soon as the water begins sinking, and I 

 warrant you will make a basket. If by mid-day it gets 

 bright and sunny try the duns and browns. 



THE BLUE BOTTLE AND HOUSE FLY. 



These flies are sure killers for trout and greyling in 

 September and October. I have the name for dressing 

 these flies closer to nature than any other maker. I will 

 describe the Blue Bottle first : hook, No. 3 or 4 ; body 

 made full of narrow black ostrich herl, and ribbed over 

 with blue tinsel ; for legs, a black hackle, which should 

 be snipped off at the top to allow the wings to lie flat, 

 these are composed of two broad strips of starling wing 

 feather, and require great care in putting them on un- 

 broken and even. The head and shoulders should be 

 tied with brown sewing silk, waxed with white wax to 



