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gradually drawing towards summer level, 

 and up-stream fishing is most essential. 



The best flies are the Blue Dun, Iron 

 Blue Dun, Partridge Spider, Waterhen 

 and yellow body. Light Snipe and Wood- 

 cock Wing are useful for the early part of 

 the month, with lighter coloured duns 

 towards the end of the month. Murton's 

 Favourite, Red Spinner, Alder Fly, Bracken 

 Clock, and Black Midge are also in favour. 



JUNE. 



With the advancement of this month 

 fly-fishing gradually goes off on all main 

 rivers; but it sometimes happens that a 

 basket of fish may be taken with such flies 

 as Yellow Sally, Black Spider, or small 

 yellow May Dun. Usually during this 

 month the fisherman's curse, a small black 

 midge, appears on the water; and in the 

 streams trout may be observed jumping a 

 little above the surface trying to drown this 



