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No. 5. The fog black. Wings, from a bullfinch's wing; 

 legs, starling's hackle ; body, puce-coloured silk, with a 

 strand of magpie's harl to form the head. Remarks : this 

 is a Wharfedale pattern, and should be dressed very finely, 

 it is a good killer when the water is low. 



No. 6. The red %. -Body, bright green peacock's harl, 

 over which wind a red cock's hackle, wrapping in a scrap 

 of crimson floss silk at the tail. Remarks : this fly is an 

 excellent one to employ on days when there is no particular 

 fly upon the water, the fish generally taking it below the 

 surface of the stream ; I believe that the pattern originally 

 belongs to the Worcester district, a gentleman in that county 

 being the first to introduce it to my notice, and since then I 

 have had ample proof of its seductive properties on the 

 Yorkshire rivers. 



No. 7. The grey palmer. Cock's hackle, with black centre 

 and whitish grey edge, ribbed with fine round silver tinsel, 

 tying silk, black. Remarks : this pattern is one of the late 

 David Foster's, the naturalist angler of Dovedale, and is a 

 good killer during the autumn months. 



No. 8. The winter dun. Body, flat gold or silver tinsel ; 

 wings, fieldfare ; legs, light blue hen's hackle. Remarks : 

 this also is one of Mr. Foster's patterns, and must always 

 be fished as a point fly ; I have killed grayling with it in 

 December, not only when the weather has been bright and 

 sunny at noontime, but with snow upon the ground ; it 

 answers well either in bright or coloured water. 



No. 9. The quill gnat. Body composed of a strip of the 

 quill from a starling's feather neatly rolled on ; legs, dark 

 blue dun cock's hackle, in some cases red hackle ; wings, 

 bright starling's wing ; hook No. 10 or 11. Remarks : this 

 is one of Mr. Francis' patterns, and it answers very well 

 when employed on fine evenings during July and August. 



No. 10. Dark grey midge. Body, brown or olive silk; 

 wings, dark grey feather of partridge ; legs, grey partridge 



