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Blue Dun, the Dun Cut, and Blue Gnat (Ephemera's) 

 the Orange fly, and the Willow fly. On the 15th Octo- 

 ber, 1853, I took fifteen brace of good sized Grayling with 

 the Whirling Blue Dun, the Dun Cut, the Willow fly, 

 and the Blue Gnat. The Blue Gnat was the most 

 destructive. The Palmers, with one exception, the Black 

 Palmer with silver twist, seldom kill so well in the Eye 

 as I have found them in other rivers. I commence using 

 it in May, and find it very killing, in the evening espe- 

 cially, up to September. The Eed Palmer, so great a 

 favourite with most country anglers, does not kill well in 

 the Eye. In speaking of the Eye, during twenty years 

 experience in fly-fishing, in which period I have had an 

 opportunity of fishing some of the best rivers in Derby- 

 shire, Yorkshire, Cumberland, Northumberland, and 

 even the Tweed itself ; I have found no river yield so 

 much sport for the whole season as the Eye ; and unlike 

 the Yore and Wharf e, a tyro may have amusement in 

 the Eye, when he can obtain it nowhere else. It is 

 however not so good as it used to be, and I believe this 

 to be owing to the low state of the river ; that is, a 

 larger quantity of water passes along its subterranean 

 course than was wont some few years ago. 



In the foregoing remarks, I have avoided saying 

 anything on other baits for taking Grayling, as I con- 

 ceive that was not the object the Author had in view ; 

 nor have I indulged in many remarks about fly-fishing 

 for Trout, as I know the Author considered the Gray- 

 ling a neglected fish, and required a more elaborate 

 notice from piscatorial writers than he has hitherto 

 received ; and if he has succeeded in rendering him a 

 greater favourite among fly-fishers, he would have con- 



