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" As we pointed out in our sketch of * Famous Fishermen,' last week, the Messrs. 

 Foster are unrivalled in the art of fly-making. Fishing Gazette. ', June 28th, 1878. 



the former, as we before observed, is very plentiful in May, when it 

 assumes a lighter shade on the body. The fish are remarkably fond of 

 this sturdy little ephemeral, especially when it appears in its new dress 

 as the Jenny Spinner (which it does on the second or third day of its 

 existence). In this last stage it lives some four or five days. The Oak 

 Fly and Yellow Sally are in season from May to July. 



JUNE. No. 1, Little Dark Spinner ; No. 2, Turkey 

 Brown ; * No. 3, Red Palmer Caterpillar ; No, 4, Little 

 Chap ; No. 5, Common Yellow Dun ; No. 6, Golden Palmer. 



The Red Haired Caterpillar, or " Woolly Bear," as it is called, is 

 strongly recommended for trout when the fish are not rising, or when 

 they are merely playing and not feeding. This insect is very abundant 

 throughout the whole season. It is the caterpillar of our common 

 Arctia Caga, or tiger moth, found amongst shrubs, &c., lining the 

 banks of the streams, from whence it drops into the water and becomes 

 food for fish. The length and bulk of the body enables the artiste to 

 place two hooks in the artificial, which greatly lessens the chance of 

 losing a fish when hooked. Under the brighest sun, and in the clearest 

 water no matter if the rays of the former cause the latter to glisten like 

 molten silver we have found this lure to be par excellence when affixed 

 to the point of a fine lash, cast, and allowed to sink a few feet above 

 the haunt of a heavy fish who is dosing away the weary hours as they 

 drag along towards twilight. It speedily attracts attention, and after an 

 " all round inspection " by Master Speckle, a couple of reeking jaws open 

 and close upon both " feather and fur," and the monster leisurely turns 

 down ; his progress is however arrested by the point of one or more 

 sturdy hooks, which are now firmly fixed in the corner of his mouth a 

 most important point in favour of the rodster prior to the customary 

 struggle. The Dark Spinner, Common Yellow, and Golden Palmer, are 

 generally useful from May to September. The Turkey Brown kills when 



" Foster's Grayling Flies are charmingly made. The workmanship is faultless." 

 //</, Sept., 1885. 



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