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hooks (1 to 12 Limerick) may be used for both lake and 

 river. The following list by the Superintendent of the 

 Lower Province Fisheries may be considered superior to 

 most, having been selected by so excellent a practical 

 fisher, and tested in the waters of both Provinces. 



1. The red-hackle and red-palmer; these are flies 

 that invariably kill in the early seasons. 



2. The Dun fly bittern wing, brown body, and red 

 hackle, tinsel gold. 



3. Brown fly, for June English partridge wing ; 

 body brown mohair ; red hackle, twist of green peacock's 

 herl. 



4. Grey-drake-wing, black body and hackle, with 

 silver tinsel. 



5. The Orange-dun starling's wing; body, squirrel's 

 fur ; red hackle, and gold tinsel. 



6. Black-ant light coloured wing; ostrich black 

 herl ; black hackle, twist of peacock's green herl. 



7. English partridge wing ; fur of hare's ear for body ; 

 dirty red hackle, silver tinsel ; antennae, partridge wing 

 fibres. 



8. Blue-bottle pale wings; body, of peacock's green 

 and copper herl mixed; hackle, black. 



9. Guinea-fowl wing ; blue body, black hackle, and 

 silver tinsel. 



10. Green-drake mallard's mottled wing, stained 



