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the angler must do so with care, as the 

 green drake is a fragile insect, and will not 

 stand much handling. 



3. Fishing with the natural and artificial 



stonefly. 



The tackle for fishing the natural stonefly 

 consists of an ordinary single-handed fly-rod, 



FIG. 20. MALE STONEFLY 



FIG. 21. FEMALE STONE- 

 FLY. 



FIG. 22. STONEFLY ON Two -HOOK TACKLE. 



with the usual complement of line, and a 

 2J- or 3-yard cast, tapered to 4x. To the 

 end of this are attached two hooks, whipped 

 on with silk. The hooks are f inch apart, 

 and on opposite sides of the gut, a No. 2 



