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only to direct the attention of the reader to 

 such of them as may be considered standard 

 flies, and of which he ought first to make 

 trial when he visits a river with which he is 

 not familiar. He should have two lines with 

 three flies affixed to each ; for the first at- 

 tempt he may use the March brown, (or 

 later in the season a reduced fly of the same 

 form and materials) at the point, with a dun 

 hackle, having the body light or dark to suit 

 the day, for the first dropper ; the second 

 dropper a red hackle with peacock body. 

 If these flies do not raise fish, after trying 

 two or three streams, it will be advisable to 

 change them, and put on the following, viz : 

 at the point the Sand fly, first dropper, 

 grouse hackle or wren's tail with orange 

 body ; second dropper, a pale yellow or 

 cream-coloured hackle over a bluish body, 

 or one of the ant flies, as a variety from the 

 preceding five. The bodies of the hackles are 

 to be dressed large or small in proportion to 



