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crawling on the gravel. The appearance of a 

 stranger so unexpected (in a cold day), excited 

 my curiosity so far as to make a trial of an arti- 

 ficial one, the result of which was, very great 

 diversion from half- past eleven till one, when the 

 trout ceased rising to it. It was on a deep slow 

 stream that is generally tinged with turbary 

 water ; but I never have found so much success 

 with it upon rapid streams, so early in the 

 season." 



This fly is the largest of the representations 

 given, being an inch in length, and large in the 

 body. The wings, which are four in number, 

 should not much exceed the length of the body, 

 and are to be made to lie flat ; the mottled feather 

 from a hen pheasant or pea hen is best adapted 

 to this purpose. The body is composed of any 

 dark brown fur : such may be procured from 

 bear's skin, or the dark part of the hare's ear, 

 &c., and is to be mixed with yellow camlet or 

 mohair, so that it may appear most yellow near 

 the tail and belly of the fly, with a grizzled 



