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As the season advances, the same fly may 

 be dressed with the wings of a brighter shade, 

 and the addition of a little gold wire or 

 thread wrapped neatly round the body at 

 equal distances. 



Note, wire or tinsel is to be preferred to 

 thread, as they retain the lustre longer, and 

 are more showy in the water. 



No. 2. is of smaller size, and may occasion- 

 ally be dressed upon very strong single gut. 

 Any feather of a copper or dirty yellow 

 colour, w r hich is not too coarse in the fibres, 

 will answer for the wings ; such may be 

 found on the domestic hen, turkey, or the 

 landrail : the body of lemon coloured mo- 

 hair mixed with a small portion of light 

 brown fur or camlet ; and a pale dusky gin- 

 ger hackle over the w r hole. The main object 

 to be observed in dressing this fly is, that 

 the win«;s, body, and hackle, be as nearly as 



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