1/6 GRAYLING FISHING. 



a son gout,' and I for one prefer catching thirty or 

 forty lively fellows of that size with the fly, to poring 

 all day at one or two particular holes, pulling your 

 line in and out of the water, or watching a piece of 

 quill till your eyes ache again, even if I had the 

 chance of killing the largest fish in the whole river. 

 ' Once more adieu. If you think any of these 

 remarks may be useful do what you like with them. 

 At any rate I shall be happy to show you the best 

 places to use the flies I send should you ever 



come to Leintwardine. 



your's sincerely, 



E. R; 



1 1. Spider fly. End of April. Very killing both 

 for trout and shett grayling. Body, either pale 

 grey silk or strand of peacock^ hard, with the green 

 stripped off it. Wing, woodcock or grouse feather. 

 Legs, black hackle, and made long. 



2. Fern fly. June till end of September. Body 

 bright orange silk, Wings, light woodcock feather. 

 Legs, red hackle. A capital fly. 



4 3. Red Ant-fly. Body, peacock's hard, and 

 crimson, with silk under the wings. Wing, 

 stare's feather. Legs, red hackle. From end of 

 June till middle of September. 



'4. Tag-tail. All the summer. Body, green 

 dubbing, mixed with a little yellow ; a tuft of 

 orange silk or worsted for tail ; made buzz, with 

 light blue hackle. 



