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Hook, from No. 5 to No. 10. 



Body : Bronze peacock's herl tied very fat"; if tinsel is 

 added it should always be silver, not gold as generally 

 used. 



A light red hackle. 



Wings : A thick slip of any white feather. 



48. Hofflanffs Fancy is about the best combination of 

 silks and feathers that could be for a general fly, it bears 

 a very fair resemblance to a number of actual flies. 



It can be used all day long, and will at times kill on 

 every water. On Welsh rivers, when tied on a No. 9 

 hook, it kills well in the commencement of the season. 

 It is a very good fly on most continental rivers, and one 

 of the very best flies to use in the early morning before 

 the regular flies have come out. 



Hooks, Nos. 9, 10 and 11. 



Body : Reddish claret silk. 



A red cock's hackle. 



Tail : Pour strands of same. 



Wing : A blurred slip of hen pheasant's wing feather. 



49. The Governor was I suppose originally dressed in 

 imitation of some beetle. I believe this fly is a great 

 favourite on some rivers, I have never found it any 



