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Body : Undyed quill. 



egs and Whisks : Red hackle. 



Wings : Darkish starling. The grey and ginger are generally 



dressed with lighter wings. 

 Hook, o or oo, usually the smaller size. 



The Red Quill is, perhaps, the best all-round evening fly 

 that can be used in the summer months. 



IV. THE IRON BLUE. 



This fly comes out thickly on some parts of the Test ; it is 

 less common on the Itchen, and in some places it is rarely seen 

 at all. When it does come out the fish generally refuse every- 

 thing else. It varies a good deal in colour, but I believe the 

 best general dressing to be : 



Body : Quill, dyed a dark blue with a violet shade. Some prefer 



mauve silk with mole's fur. 

 Legs and Whisks: Dark honey dun, the natural fly having 



yellow tips to its dusky blue legs. 

 Wings : From the breast of a water hen, or from the tail feather 



of the greater titmouse. 

 Hook, oo or ooo. 



V. THE 'LITTLE MARRYAT.' 



This is a fancy fly well known at Winchester, and indeed it 

 is a prime favourite all over Hampshire: It bears a close 

 resemblance to some of the pale watery duns which are always 

 to be seen in warm weather. It begins to be useful at the end 

 of April, and if dressed of suitable size it will do well from May 

 to September, and will often kill the best grayling in October. 



Body: Very pale buff opossum fur spun on light yellow 



silk. 



Wings : Medium starling. 

 Legs and Whisks: The palest feather from a buff Cochin China 



cockerel. 

 Hook, o or oo. 



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