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agreeable to handle, and will kill two for one which 

 the fly with the maggot will. 



August is a better month for the fly than July, 

 and during the whole of it, but especially at the 

 latter end, trout rise freely. Night-fishing may 

 now be said to be at an end ; the nights in general 

 are cold and frosty, and the trout will not rise 

 freely ; so that there is little inducement to leave a 

 comfortable bed to shiver at the waterside. By 

 the beginning of September there is a visible change 

 for the worse in the condition of the trout they 

 are full of spawn, and are fast losing strength, firm- 

 ness, and flavour. They now commence to leave 

 the streams, and return to the pools and more 

 quiet water; it is worthy of remark, that those 

 which remain in the streams are generally in good 

 condition ; if they were not, they would not have 

 strength to keep their place in strong water. The 

 flies used this month, as well as in the end of 

 August, should be a size or two larger than those 

 used during summer approaching in size to a 

 spring fly. After a flood capital sport may be had ; 

 the trout will rise almost as freely as in the month 

 of May, and though in general out of condition, the 

 angler will still meet with some that will test 

 freely both his skill and tackle. They will con- 

 tinue taking through October, but excepting the 

 small ones, are in such poor condition as to be 

 totally unfit for use. 



The sizes of flies we have indicated are those 



