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that it has been dubbed " Foster's Favourite " by 

 the many who now advocate its use. The grey or 

 black transformation of the green drake may be ren- 

 dered as follows : Widgeon or dark mallard's feather, 

 dyed pale slate colour ; body, white straw put on as 

 above, ribbed with dark mulberry-coloured silk ; legs, 

 two dun cock's hackles, these may be dressed from 

 shoulders to tail ; whisks, three strands of a black 

 cock's saddle feather. 



(Green Drake). Body, straw-coloured mohair, 

 ribbed with gold twist; wings, from a mallard's 

 mottled feather, slightly dyed yellow ; legs, honey- 

 dun cock's hackle ; the head of the fly to be formed 

 with a peacock head or copper-coloured silk. To 

 make this fly buzz, a mottled feather from a mallard, 

 stained as above. 



For the grey copy, we give the following : 



(Grey Drake). Body, white floss silk, ribbed with 

 silver twist, tied on with brown silk ; tails may 

 be made from hair from under the jaws of a brown 

 horse ; wings, mottled feather from the mallard ; legs, 

 a dark dun or black cock's hackle. To make this fly 

 buzz, a dark mottled feather from the mallard. This 

 fly may be used with success from six o'clock until 

 twilight. 



(For the Dark Mackerel). Body, copper-coloured 

 mohair, ribbed with gold twist ; wings, from the 

 brown mottled feather of a mallard ; tails may be got 

 from under the jaws of a brown horse ; legs, a dark 

 mulberry-coloured stained cock's hackle. 



To take the various species of flies in their proper 



