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same river. In the morning the fish were rising at 

 a small Dun, but would not take the artificial fly. 

 About eleven it began to rain and the March 

 Brown came on very thick, the river boiling with 

 rises ; all large fish. We put on this fly, and before 

 four, when the rain had thickened the water, so that 

 we had to leave off, we had both a number of 

 heavy fish ranging from 3 J lbs. to i| lbs., all 

 taken with the March Brown." 



" In three different days in April, at Bexley, I 

 killed capital baskets of fish with the March Brown 

 and Red Spinner." 



*' April. Boxmoor. Very cold ; heavy snow 

 storm all day ; wind, north-east. Black Palmer 

 and March Brown ; killed 3J brace of good fish 

 all with the Palmer. A Blue Dun was plentiful on 

 the river, but the fish were not taking it." 



"April. Farningham, Kent. Very cold wind. 

 Two brace with the Black Palmer. In the evening 

 another brace with the Red Spinner." 



In the Cray at Bexley, part of which I rented for 

 four years, the Soldier and Red Palmer and the 

 Marlow Buzz killed a great many fish. 



In May and June : the Hofland, Governor, Green 

 Drake, Dark Spinner, Alder, or Orl fly, are all 

 first rate. I have killed many a fish with the 

 Hofland when the Green Drake has been strong 

 on the water. 



