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tightly with orange floss silk, then finish with three or 

 four turns of bronze peacock's heii, made very fat. 



A light yellowish red hackle. 



Wings : A very brown mottled slip of hen pheasant's 

 wing feather. 



There is a fly which I have used for years for lake 

 fishing, I do not remember how I first became possessed 

 of the pattern, but I have always supposed that it was 

 originally tied as an imitation of some fern flies. It is 

 an excellent fly for all small mountain lochs ; I have also 

 killed well with it on Welsh lakes. 



Hooks, Nos. 9 and 10. 



Body : Light orange floss silk, tightly wrapped on. 



A glossy black hackle, long and fine in fibre. 



Wing : A rather long slip of moorhen's wing feather. 



25. The Caddis Fly. A capital late evening fly, on 

 the rivers it frequents, it is very thick on the Hereford- 

 shire rivers, I have also seen it out strong on the Derwent 

 in Derbyshire, on all rivers throwing up very few fly, it 

 is always worth a trial just before dusk. The fly comes 

 out some time in June, and lasts about a fortnight. It 

 is rather like a moth in its appearance. 



Hooks, Nos. 8 and 9. 



