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splendid fly all through the season), and in May the Alder,* a 

 very king among flies (see page 32). The one illustrated 





Artificial. 



Natural. 



Fig. 34. The Alder. 



(Fig. 34) was tied by Holland. Never be without a few- 

 Alders in your book, tied in several sizes, some as large as the 



Fig. 35. Palmers. 

 March Brown in Fig. 33, and others almost as small as the Red 

 Quill Gnat in Fig. 21. Early in June comes the May-fly. While 

 it is on, the artificial Drakes should, of course, 

 be used, but the Alder will sometimes kill well. 

 After the May-fly is over, I place the 

 greatest reliance on Silver Sedges, large and 

 small, Cinnamon Sedges, Alders, Palmers 

 (merely peacock harl body, with hackle 

 brown or black from one end to the other — 

 see Fig. 35), and Governorsf (Fig. 36), large 

 and small. During ordinary summer weather, 

 little fishing will be had in the daytime, the trout only 

 beginning to rise about sunset, when Sedges and other even- 



* Body, bronze peacock harl, which to get exactly the right colour should be 

 covered with thin indiarubber. Legs, very dark brown hackles (rusty-red or black 

 hackles are often used). Wing, hen pheasant tail, or bustard, flatter to body than 

 in engraving for wet-fly fishing. 



t Wings, woodcock, flatter than in engraving for wet-fly fishing. Hackle, ginger 

 cock. Tag, primrose floss silk. Body, copper-coloured peacock harl. 



Fig. 36. The 

 Governor. 



