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ther of a turkey, and a body of orange camlet 

 mixed with mohair, the legs of the fly to be a 

 dusky red or bright brown cock's hackle; and 

 another is to represent the common wasp. It 

 therefore, appears, that of five flies with which 

 salmon are caught, there is but one gaudy one, 

 and Mr. Bainbridge, placing this said gaudy fly 

 fourth in his list, shows that he prefers at least 

 three others to it. Consequently, we have three 

 chances to one against the fly that is supposed 

 not to be an imitation of a natural fly. The 

 fifth fly for salmon-fishing, recommended by 

 Mr. Bainbridge, is an imitation of the common 

 wasp. He says that it is " a favourite with the 

 salmon peal, mort, or gilse ; and well-grown fish 

 will sometimes rise at this fly in preference to 

 any other." Here, therefore, is a fourth com- 

 petitor to the unnatural representation, and we 

 could bring many more if we chose to consult 

 other authors than Bainbridge. We wish to 

 beat the learned professor with his own arms ; 

 and, consequently, having proved that he mis- 

 understood the drift of Bainbridge's observa- 

 tions, relative to the gaudy salmon-fly, we will 

 show how anxious that author is, that the water- 

 flies which trout and grayling take should be 

 exactly imitated. Mr. Bainbridge says, " Al- 

 though the imitation of nature is the principal 

 object to be desired by the fly-maker, yet, in 



