170 GENERAL REMARKS ON 



CHAPTER IX. 



" But now we heed our tired pen's entreaty, 

 Which halts, and says, pray let me write valete" 



IN this our concluding chapter we shall throw 

 together a few general remarks on the practical 

 department of our art, the three seasons into 

 which the angler's year may be divided, the 

 peculiarities of each, the proper flies to use and 

 why, and other particulars from which we 

 trust our pupils may derive instruction and be 

 enabled to get the ground-work of correct and 

 satisfactory practice. The periods at which the 

 flies enumerated in our list and tables appear 

 upon the water would, perhaps, be understood 

 from what we have said about the natural insects 

 in an early chapter ; but our little work will be 

 the more complete and useful, by containing 

 more detailed information on the subject. This 

 chapter, therefore, and the one to which we have 

 referred, should be read in connection with each 

 other. But besides recommending the use of 

 certain flies because of their prototypes being on 



