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patiently on four different rivers — the Test in July, 

 with no effect ; the Itchin in July, with no effect ; 

 the Chess in April, and only got one rise to the 

 Yellow Hackle. But in the Gade in June, I killed five 

 brace of good fish with the Yellow and the Purple 

 ;Hackle. The fish rose greedily at them. A 

 brother fisherman was fishing at the same time 

 with the Alder and Governor and did not get a fish. 

 My own experience is in favour of a limited 

 number, and the following list I have found 

 sufficient during forty years' fly-fishing in the 

 various rivers in the South of England : 

 The Palmer Hackles. These are special favourites. 

 The Black Palmer. The Red Palmer and the 



Soldier Palmer, dressed on two sized hooks, 



14 and II. 

 The March Brown. 

 The Red Spinner. 

 The Alder or Owl fly, dressed with wings, and 



also as a hackle. 

 The Chantry. 

 The Governor. 

 The Green Drake. 

 The Hofland. 

 The Coachman. 



The Cock-a-Bondhu, or Marlow Bugg. 

 The Sedge or Major fly, for the Kennet in July 



and August. 



