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May, in dull weather with a gentle rain, 

 when the natural flies are driven on the 

 water, and on such rivers as the Eden, 

 Irthing, North Tyne, Till, Black and 

 Whit Adder. Good results are made with 

 this imitation. 



THE YELLOW SALLY. 



Yellow Sally is a capital fly at the end 

 of May and through June, and happy is 

 the angler who has a correct imitation of 

 this specie, for trout rise with avidity to 

 it, and will look at nothing else while it 

 is on. This fly is often imitated with 

 dyed feathers, which are worthless, as 

 after a few casts the dye washes off the 

 feather and renders it useless. 



Black spider is an out-and-out killer on 

 all rivers, and no angler should be without 

 it. It works well during late spring and 

 summer, and fishes splendidly on thin, 

 flat water with a ruffled surface. I have 

 taken a score of fish on a good swim in 



