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a mass of green eggs at its tail, and is a fly easily 

 imitated. It is a local fly, but where found, greedily 

 taken by the fish, the same sort of fly comes out much 

 later in the season, but I have never found it at that time 

 of the slightest use. I never knew the fish to take this 

 fly, from recollection, it should be used only when the 

 original is strongly on the water, which is generally for 

 about half-an-hour at a time. 



Hooks, No. 10 and 11. 



Body : Lightish fur of the hare's ear, over this at the 

 tail end, take two or three turn of grass, green worsted. 



Hackle : Any greyish hackle. 



Wing : A light grey slip of hen pheasant's wing 

 feather. 



6. The Spider Fly, or Gravel Bed, comes out in April, it 

 does not frequent all rivers, but where found is in very 

 great numbers. I have killed well with this fly in Here- 

 fordshire, but in Derbyshire, where they abound, I could 

 never do much good with it. It is best used when only 

 a few of the original are on the water. 



Hooks, Nos. 10 and 11. 



Body : Lead coloured floss silk. 



A black hackle, very long in the fibre and sparely 

 wound on. 



