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was generally used fifteen or twenty years ago and 

 that of one tied in these days is here shown. 



It will be evident that under any conditions it 

 must be easier to cast the smaller rather than the 

 larger fly, and should an adverse breeze be blowing 

 still greater comfort to the fisherman ensues. There 

 may be occasions, such as very wild, rough days when 

 a really large Mayfly becomes valuable ; but for the 



FIG. 2. Mayflies, new pattern. 



class of weather which on the average is doled out to 

 the angler during the Mayfly season, medium or small 

 sized flies generally answer all purposes. 



The oil which is now nearly always carried by 

 a fisherman is of the greatest assistance when using 

 the artificial insect. There is even on a small Mayfly 

 such an amount of body that, no matter of what 

 material it may be made, it must get much soaked 

 and sinks accordingly. Here the oil comes to the 



