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body of very pale blue fur mixed with yellow 

 mohair, and warped with a pale blue hackle ; 

 the hook No. 9. This fly is excellent for Grey- 

 ling fishing, and may be used from eleven in the 

 morning till three in the afternoon. 



Willow Fly. 28. 



In the beginning of September this fly ap- 

 pears, and is a very killing fly the remainder of 

 the season. The wings are made of a grizzle 

 cock's hackle ; the body of blue squirrel's fur 

 mixed with yellow mohair ; the hook No. 8. It 

 is a very destructive fly in cold stormy weather. 



During the hot summer months so great a va- 

 riety of flies appear every day upon the water, 

 that the fish are more difficult to be taken 

 than in the spring or autumn ; but it should be 

 observed as a general rule, to angle with the 

 first fly mentioned in each month, in the mor- 

 ning, and afterwards with such flies as appear 

 in succession in the course of the day. These 

 flies for the most part disappear about the 

 middle of August, after which time sport is 

 more to be depended upon with the three au- 

 tumn flies, viz. the Whirling Blue, the Pale 

 Blue, and the Willow, which are as good for 

 Greyling fishing, as the three spring flies, viz. 

 the Red, the Blue Dun, and the Brown, are for 

 the early Trout fishing. 



