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April, as well as May and June. I do not think this is 

 the case, but at any rate the imitation is no use before 

 May. It certainly does occasionally kill well on warm, 

 windy days, and in the localities above mentioned, but it 

 is an uncertain fly, the fish either take it well, or not at 

 all. I seldom use it. 



It can be dressed either winged or buzz. 



The appearance of the natural fly is not quite the same 

 on all waters. 



For ponds it should always be dressed winged. 



Winged : Hook, Nos. 8 and 9. 



Body : Reddish orange worsted, with a good many 

 turns of light brown silk for ribbing. 



Hackle : Orange and black (coch-y-bondhu) hackle, 

 rather long in fibre. 



Wings : A mottled slip of ruddy brown hen's feather. 



Dressed buzz : Hooks, Nos. 7 and 8. 



Body : Dark brown and orange coloured mohairs 

 mixed, and tied rather thicker at the head than the tail. 



Hackle : Long and rather thick of a woodcock's feather. 



14. The Orl, or Alder, is a most useful fly; the original 

 is to be seen on most waters, and the imitation will kill 

 all over the world. It comes out about the middle of 

 May, occasionally a week earlier, and lasts a little more 



than a month. 



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