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can possibly be used in Hampshire, from one end of the 

 season to the other. It is always worth a trial. It is 

 sold in thousands, and slays its thousands every year. 



(3) The same pattern as the last, with light brown fibres of 



hare's fur tied in for legs. Very good in April, and an 

 excellent floater. 



(4) Body: Leveret's fur dyed olive, ribbed with gold wire. 



Hackle and wings as before. This is known as the 

 ' rough spring olive.' A useful variety. 



Hook, o and oo. 



I.(5.) OLIVE DUN. ffl. RED QUILL. "VI. RED SPINNER. 



(5) THE INDIA-RUBBER-BODIED OLIVE Dux. This is a 'de- 

 tached-bodied ' fly (figured in the illustration annexed, 

 the numbers corresponding with the numbers of the flies 

 in this list), and if carefully made is a most killing pat- 

 tern in April. Every year since I first discovered its 

 merits on the Winnal Club water at Winchester I have 

 found it useful, frequently killing with it when the usual 

 favourites have been tried in vain over rising fish. The 

 rubber body was not my own idea, though I believe I 

 was the first to try it and prove its value. 



The fly is made lighter or darker according to the 

 colour of the rubber, and wings and hackle must be 

 chosen to match the body. The hackle should be of a 

 brownish olive to harmonise with the body, which, when 

 held up to the light, has a translucent appearance, as 

 like to the body of a natural dun as it is possible to 



