Trout Flies, 147 



The Governor is a most excellent fly, both before 

 and after the May fly. It should be dressed in 

 two sizes. A small Governor on No. 14 or 15 hook is 

 very deadly on a still, warm day ; the Claret Red 

 Spinner in the evening is better than the Coach- 

 man, which does well in the end of June and all July. 



" One 19th May — Derby Day— at Bexley, I put 

 on a Soldier Palmer -and Cock-a-Bondhu ; no 

 rise ; changed to Hofland, and Dark Red Spinner : 

 3 brace with the Hofland, i^ with the Red 

 Spinner." 



"May 29th.— The Ver, near St. Albans. Began 

 fishing about one p.m. ; showery. Orl (Alder), 

 dressed as hackle, and Hofland ; killed with both ; 

 and in the evening, Dark Red Spinner. My friend 

 with me fished with the Orl. The Orl fly good all 

 day. Our basket : 7J brace of trout ; largest, 

 2 lbs. ; two if lbs. ; three i^ lbs." 



In June, 1850, on the River Ver, near St. 

 Albans, I killed five fine fish with the Soldier 

 Palmer, two with the Orl, and one with the Hofland ; 

 the eight fish weighed lO;^ lbs. 



And again in 1854, I killed seven brace of fine 

 fish on the same water, five brace with the Soldier 

 Palmer which is a first-rate fly on that river. 



"June 8th.— Bexley. Fish rose well. W.S.W., 

 cloudy, with thunder. Took 6\ brace with Orl 

 and Marlow Buzz. The fish rose well in a 



