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hare's fur, mixed with a little of the red part of 

 squirrel's fur, ribbed with yellow silk, and a 

 partridge's hackle wrapped over twice or thrice 

 under the but of the wing. 



Mr. Hansard's mode : The wings and 

 whisks at the tail may be made from the spot- 

 ted tail-feathers of a young partridge. For the 

 body, use the dark fur which has yellow tips 

 from a hare's ear, and tie it on with reddish-buff 

 silk ; if you are inclined to use a hackle for legs, 

 let it be a dun cock's, or a small partridge's fea- 

 ther. As the fly grows lighter, alter the body, 

 and use the yellow buff fur from a hare's ear, 

 tied with pale yellow ; and let the hackle be a 

 light dun with yellow edges, or a dull -ginger 

 one. 



Commendations of this Fly : Mr. Bain- 

 bridge says, " This very excellent fly generally 

 appears about the middle of March, and is 

 strongly recommended as a good killer from 

 eleven until three o'clock." Best says, " There 

 cannot be too much said in commendation of 

 this fly, both for its duration, and the sport it 

 affords the angler." Bowlker says, " This fly 

 may be used with great success in warm 

 gloomy days; and when the brown fly is on 

 the water, the fish will refuse all other kinds." 



