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Ephemera vulgata, in their colorations of green and 

 brown, are among the best patterns. 



As it is very important to know what hooks to 

 choose, I can confidently recommend Hutchinson's 

 blue sneck-bend, turned-up, eyed hooks. I prefer 

 them to all others, because they are reliable in every 

 way ; they do not rust nor break, are of good 

 strength, sufficiently open at the gape, full-barbed, 

 and sharp ; the eyes are nicely open, and the finish 

 and colour complete the perfection. 



I have now described all the gear you need for 

 dry-liy fishing, and I shall add nothing anent the 

 wet-fly practice except that the two systems are 

 somewhat opposed to each other, and cannot be 

 followed by the same man on the same day with 

 equal chances of success : he had better keep to one 

 or the other than be often shifting about and 

 changing his flies. The dry-fly brings sport in the 

 highest sense of the word ; the other requires more 

 varied skill, and therefore has its enthusiastic 

 followers also. As erst an all-round fisherman 

 myself, I should be sorry to say a word in its 

 dispraise. 



To the advice already given you, the following 

 hints and suggestions are offered for your guidance. 

 Avoid making any noise by the riverside that you 

 can help, for it is a moot question whether fish are 

 endowed with the sense of hearing, but it is wise to 



