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PRACTICAL FLY-FISHER. 



NO. 57. SMALL WILLOW FLY. 

 This fly is best made by wrapping a feather from 

 the inside of a Snipe's wing, or a small grizzled hackle, 

 on a body of light brown silk, or Mole's fur and yellow 

 silk. 



Best on warm days. 



NO. 58. LARGE WILLOW FLY. 

 Wings. Inside of Woodcock's wing feather. 

 Body. Moles fur spun on yellow silk. 

 Legs. Brown hackle. 



This fly is well made by hackling a grizzled hackle of a copperish 

 hue on the above body. 



FLIES FOR OCTOBER. 



NO. 59. BLUE BOTTLE. 



Wings. Jay's quill feather. 



Body. Green herl of Peacock, or purple silk. 



Legs. Pewit's topping, ribbed neatly down the 

 body; the fibres then snipped off, except under the 

 wings. 



The Peacock's herl gives it a green, the silk a blue tint ; this, as 

 well as the House Fly, are out during most of the season, but are 

 seldom taken, till weakened by cold weather they fall in great quan- 

 tities on the river. 



NO. 60. HOUSE FLY. 

 Wings. Lark's quill feather. 

 Body. Light brown silk, ribbed with drab Ostrich 

 herl. 



Legs. Grizzled hackle. 



