304 FLY FISHING AND SPINNING 



The Name of Fly. Range from No. to No. 



Durham Ranger 7 . . . . 2/0 3 



Thunder and Lightning . . i 4 



Wilkinson . . . . . . i 4 



Childers . . . . . . 2 5 



Murdock . . . . . . o 3 



Stevenson . . . . . . i /o 3 



Grey Heron . . . . . . 2 4 



Fiery Brown . . . . . . i /o 3 



Silver Grey . . . . . . 2/0 2 



Golden Olive . . . . . . i 4 



March Brown . . . . . . 2/0 5 



When ordering flies under the new numbering, for 2/0 

 read 16, for i /o read 15, for I read 14, for 2 read 13, and so on. 



HOOKS. 



The hooks which I think preferable to all others are the 

 Cholmondeley-Pennell Limerick Hook, with turn down 

 eyes and upturned shanks. 



The numbers used with the list of flies I have given are 

 those commonly used with reference to the salmon flies 

 supplied by dealers. The sizes range from Nos. 5/0, 4/0, 

 3 /o, 2 /o, o, i, 2, and thereon down to 17, which represents 

 the ooo hook, the smallest sized trout fly hook used. 



The catalogue of most fishing tackle dealers will show 

 the size of the different hooks, and when ordering flies 

 through them, it is advisable to use whatever system of 

 numbering they adopt. 



The size of the hook, i.e. ,the fly, to be used when fishing 

 will depend to a large extent on the time of year and on the 

 state of the water. In the spring the larger salmon flies are 

 generally used and found to be most effective. In the early 

 summer the medium sizes are preferable, while in the full 

 summer and in the autumn, the smallest flies are generally 

 the most killing. In flood waters, the sizes used should be 

 relatively larger. When possible, however, obtain the 



