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NUMBER II. 

 Referred to from Part II. page 425, n. 



FEBRUARY. 



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PEACOCK-HACKLE. Peacock's herl, alone, or 

 interchanged with ostrich herl ; warping, red silk ; red 

 cock's hackle over all. It may be varied, by a black 

 cock's hackle and silver twist. 



Taken, chiefly, from nine to eleven in the morning, and 

 from one to three in the afternoon. 



This, and the several other hackles which we have 

 here and hereafter described, being most tempting baits, 

 should always be first, tried, when the angler comes 

 to a strange river; and not changed till he has 

 found out, and is certain what particular fly is upon 

 the water. 



MARCH. 



GREEN PEACOCK HACKLE. Greenish herl of a 

 peacock; warping, green silk; a black hackle over 

 all. 



Taken from eight to eleven in the morning. 



ASH-COLOURED DUN. Dub with the roots of a fox- 

 cub's tail ; warp with pale yellow silk. Wing, of the 

 pale part of a starling's feather. - , 



Taken from eight to eleven, and from one to three. 



This fly, which is also called the Violet-dun > and 

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