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which, as they essay to lay hold of the fly at the tail, are 

 foiled in a measure by the undue stiffness of the head 

 feelers of the animal, which cannot be said to have been 

 designed to grace the tail of anything. As regards legs, 

 these in a floating fly should be ample and full; a freck- 

 led breast feather of a ginger hue, entwined with a cock's 

 honey dun hackle, is a combination that answers remark- 

 ably well. The fly above described we have found so 

 successful and recommended it so strongly, that it has 

 been dubbed "Foster's Favorite" by the many who now 

 advocate its use. The gray or black transformation of 

 the green drake may be rendered as follows: Widgeon 

 or dark mallard's feather, dyed pale slate color; body, 

 white straw put on as above, ribbed with dark mulberry- 

 colored silk; legs, two dun cock's hackles, these may be 

 dressed from shoulders to tail; whisks, three strands of a 

 black cock's saddle feather. 



Green Drake. Body, straw-colored mohair, ribbed 

 with gold twist; wings, from a mallard's mottled feather, 

 slightly dyed yellow; legs, honey-dun cock's hackle; the 

 head of the fly to be formed with copper-colored silk. 

 To make this fly buzz, a mottled feather from a mallard, 

 stained as above. 



For the gray copy, we give the following: 



Gray Drake. Body, white floss silk, ribbed with silver 

 twist, tied on with brown silk; tails may be made from 

 hair from under the jaws of a brown horse; wings, mot- 

 tled feather from the mallard; legs, a dark dun or black 

 cock's hackle. To make this fly buzz, a dark mottled 

 feather from the mallard. This fly may be used with 

 success from six o'clock until twilight. 



For the Dark Mackerel. Body, copper-colored mo- 

 hair, ribbed with gold twist; wings, from the brown 

 mottled feather of a mallard; tails may be got from under 

 the jaws of a brown horse; legs, a dark mulberry-colored 

 stained cock's hackle. 



