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to Dr. Hamilton. To these flies should be added the Dusty 

 Miller* (Fig. 75) — which, by the way, will often rise trout in 

 Southern streams — Parson, Thunder and Lightning, and the 

 Wilkinson. Mr. Senior tells me he has a good opinion of the 

 Bulldogjf a new fly invented by Strong, fishing-tackle maker, 

 of Carlisle, which has proved most successful, not only on the 

 Eden, but on many other rivers; and a new edition of Sir 

 Richard,^ brought out re- 

 cently by TurnbuU, of Edin- 

 burgh. 



Generally speaking, flies 

 from the foregoing list will 

 kill anywhere, if dressed the 

 proper size. If any must be 

 omitted, I should say, leave 

 out the Parson, August 

 Brown, and Thunder and 

 Lightning. Of course, you 

 must expect gillies and Fig. 75. The Dusty Miller. 



fishermen, who only use 



local flies, to say that they are no use. But do not believe 

 them. At the same time, do not by any means despise local flies. 

 Here and there are rivers in which the old, sober flies, much 

 resembling some of those used for lake trout, kill best. As a 

 rule, however, the flies I have mentioned, if used the proper 



* Tag, silver thread and light yellow silk. Tail, a topping. Butt, black ostrich 

 harl. Body, embossed silver tinsel, and two turns of golden-yellow floss silk at 

 shoulder, ribbed with gold oval. Hackle at throat, gallina, with green olive under 

 it. Wing— under, black turkey with white tip, peacock wing, golden-pheasant tail, 

 bustard, teal ; upper, brown mallard, topping over all. Sides, jungle-fowl. Horns, 

 blue macaw. Head, black harl. 



t Mr. Strong kindly gives me the dressing as follows : Tag, gold twist and ruby 

 floss. Tail, topping and blue chatterer. Butt, black harl. Body— flrst half, silver 

 oval ; two toucan feathers above and below, tied in at joint, over that black harl ; 

 second half, light blue floss, ribbed with silver oval. Hackle, very dark blue. 

 Throat, teal. Under-wing, strips of golden-pheasant tippet; over-wing, strips of 

 black and yellow swan. Cheeks, light drake, jungle-fowl, and blue chatterer; 

 golden-pheasant topping above. Head, black harl. 



t Tag, silver twist and gold floss. Tail, topping, with Indian crow above and 

 below. ' Batt, green peacock harl. Body, black floss silk and silver twist. Hackle, 

 small' Sf^eckled fowl. Throat, blue jay and guinea-fowl. Wings, two strips of 

 scarlet ibis, bustard, pintail, swan, dyed yellow and blue, with sprigs of light green 



f)arrot and small bustard, and a topping. Sides, strips of summer duck. Cheeks, 

 ight blue chatterer. F '■-ns, blue macaw, from the red bird. Head, black. 



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