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The fish thus described are believed to be 

 all (worthy the Angler's notice) that are ac- 

 customed to take the fly as their natural 

 food. It is true, instances have occurred of 

 the Pearch, Pike^nd even Eels> beingtaken 

 with the artificial fly; but as such occurrences 

 are uncommon, it would be inconsistent to 

 class them with the fish mentioned in the pre- 

 ceding pages. It remains therefore to proceed 

 to the description of the materials necessary 

 to be used in the formation of the flies repre- 

 sented in the plates which accompany this 

 treatise. 



The author is aware that they can by no 

 means be considered fine specimens of the 

 art of representing nature ; but as they will 

 convey some idea of the size and form of the 

 natural fly, and may prove a more correct 

 criterion for the imitator to adopt as to the 



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colours of his materials than any written 

 description, it is hoped that they will in 



