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alights, thus preventing the line dragging 

 the fly. Should the fish rise and take the 

 fly, strike immediately. 



FAMILIAR FLOATING FLIES. 



The number of floating flies are too 

 great for me to mention here, but I name 

 a few favourites, dressed with two pair of 

 wings: i. Greenwell's Glory; 2. March 

 Brown ; 3. Iron Blue, light and dark ; 4. 

 Woodcock, hare lug and quill body; 5. 

 Blue Dun ; 6. Olive Dun, male and female; 



7. Black Spider, quill or dark brown body; 



8. Alder; 9. Dark Sedge; 10. Dotterell ; 

 ii. Red Quill Gnat; 12. Red Spinner; 

 13. Needle Brown; 14. Little Marryat ; 

 15. Black Gnat; 16. Apple Green Dun; 

 17. Artful Dodger; 18. Autumn Dun. 



