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rescue nobly, and by giving body and hackles a good 

 touch over, a very few turns in the air for drying pur- 

 poses are necessary. 



Mayflies are tied in so many ways, and so many 

 fancies abound as to the proper colours for wings 

 and bodies, that I only dare suggest the two following 

 patterns as those which I have found thoroughly 

 effective on several rivers. They are : 



1. Body of dubbing, with red hackle; wild-duck 

 wing and mallard tail. 



2. Body of straw, with red silk whipping round 

 it ; red hackle ; wild-duck wing and mallard tail. 



Another kind of Mayfly the sunk one of which a 

 presentment is given on p. 39 is tied something 

 after the following plan : 



3. Straw body ; red silk whipping round it, and a 

 good amount of bustard hackle. This last fly is with- 

 out wings. 



This sunk Mayfly is useful on those days when 

 coarse weather is about. I have frequently done 

 well with it, usually when fishing down-stream, and 

 I think a few should always be placed in the fly- 

 book. 



The Mayfly, as will be readily understood, is gene- 

 rally fished ' dry ' over a rising fish, and when a trout 

 is in the mood it is probable he will be 'moved.' 



