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black hackle; wings, the darkest fibres of a 

 wild-goose's wing-feather. As we remarked 

 before, the Stone-Jly will be found to kill late at 

 night. In fly-fishing by night use a short line, 

 and use but one of the above flies, of course, 

 always as a stretcher. During the darkest 

 parts of the night, fish with the white moth ; as 

 the night becomes clearer, use the cream-colour- 

 ed and brown moths; and towards morning, 

 fish with the black clocker. Night-fishing 

 with the fly can be practised successfully only 

 during the hot summer nights. As you can 

 seldom see the fish rise at your night-flies, you 

 must have an attentive ear, and hand; and as 

 soon as you hear or feel a fish rise, you must 

 strike at him. Make use of strong tackle, as 

 the fish taken by night are generally large 

 ones. 



You have now read, patient reader, a list of 

 flies, which we firmly believe will be found 

 superior to any as yet recommended; and, if 

 they be dressed according to the directions we 

 have given, we will guarantee, and back that 

 guarantee by any pledge, that they will be 

 freely taken by trout and grayling, in every 

 river, stream, and brook inhabited by those 

 fish in the united kingdom of Great Britain 

 and Ireland. 



