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veneration that when he was dying he requested 

 that the ' flee/ as he termed it, might be laid on 

 his lips when he was dead, and I believe his wish 

 was complied with. 



THE GOLD-EYED GAUZE-WING (PERLA). 



A delicate, beautiful little fly. It is stated to 

 be on the water in June. Nevertheless, I have 

 seen it, or a fly exactly resembling it, as late as 

 September, and have found it more killing then 

 than in the earlier part of the year. I consider it 

 to be one of the very best of our flies, I have 

 met with it on several rivers, and have found it 

 equally useful on all on our Southern chalk- 

 streams, as well as those in the North. 



I prefer the dressing given by Ronalds, which 

 is thus : 



Body : Very pale yellowish-green floss silk, tied 



with silk of the same colour. 

 Wings and legs : The palest blue dun hackle 



which can be procured. W. F. 



Hook o or i. 



It is more especially useful for afternoon and 

 early evening fishing. 



THE BLACK GNAT (TRICHOPTERA). 

 This fly is a positive nuisance to the fisherman. 

 He cannot afford to ignore it, neither can he hope 

 to secure much sport with it. At times, all too 



