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same sizes and under the same conditions as 

 the preceding pattern. 



4. Black and orange spider. I use this alone 

 on a bright day and in low clear water, tied 

 on a No. 4 Pennell-eyed Limerick hook, and 

 have found it in these conditions attractive to 

 sea trout and sometimes irresistible to herling. 



In wet fly fishing for trout I am content with 

 March-browns, Greenwell's glories, and Mr. Chol- 

 mondeley-Pennell's No. I hackle fly in spring, 

 tied upon Nos. i, 2, and 3 hooks. As the season 

 advances and the rivers become very low and 

 clear, I change to a red quill gnat and a black 

 spider upon No. o hooks. 



With favourite dry flies I have* dealt in a 

 previous chapter, and I need only state their 

 names here. They are : 



1. Olive quill medium shade. 



2. Red quill. 



3. Iron blue. 



4. Black Spider, Nos. oo and o Hall's eyed 

 hooks are the most useful sizes for all these. A 

 No. ooo red quill is very successful in rising 

 trout on hot midsummer days ; but it is too 

 small to hold heavy fish satisfactorily. 



