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lent artificial fly, not to be excelled by any combination 

 of feathers and fur alone. 



Willow fly. Body, water rat's fur spun sparingly on 

 yelloAV silk ; legs and wings made buzz, from a dark dun 

 hackle, with a brownish tint in it, or a small dark feather 

 from the merlin hawk's wing. 



Needle fly. Body, sable fur spun upon yellow silk, 

 dressed hackle with small brown feather from the knob 

 of a fieldfare's wing. This fly may be formed by a strip 

 of the enamelled quill of a peacock's feather, which forms 

 the alternate shades of ribs beautifully. This has been 

 introduced by a clever southern angler. 



Yellow Sally. This should never be dressed winged; 

 it falls upon the water as a heavy beetle would be sup- 

 posed to do, therefore the wings not being extended are 

 not seen by the fish. The most killing way is to hackle 

 it palmerwise, with a white hen's hackle dyed light yel- 

 low, or by the small feather round a white pigeon's wing, 

 stained as above ; the body to be yellow mohair. 



The casual killers amongst the land flies may be dressed 

 as under: 



The Cowdung fly. To be dressed or tied on with pale 

 dun orange-colored silk; body, yellow lamb's wool, mixed 

 with a little green mohair; wings, from a landrail's wing 

 feather; legs, pale dull ginger-colored hackle. 



Oak fly, or Down-looker. Body, pale orange floss silk, 

 tied on with pale lead-colored silk; wings from the wood- 

 lark's wing feather; legs, a furnace hackle. 



Marlow Buzz, Coch-y-bondu, of Wales. Body, peacock 

 herl, hackle with bright furnace feather. The red tag 

 (fancy fly) is formed by the simple addition of a red tag, 

 or tuft of wool or feather at the tail. 



Brown Palmer, Bracken's Clock. Body, black ostrich 

 herl, ribbed with round gold twist, hackled with red 

 cock's hackle stained. 



