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be said to be in abeyance for a fortnight before its 

 appearance ; the fish are then 110 doubt feeding 

 upon it at the bottom. 



CANON, OR DOWN-HILL FLY.- No. 12. 



This fly is frequently seen on the trunks of oak, 

 ash, and willow trees; it is invariably found with 

 its head pointing downwards, from which circum- 

 stance it derives the appropriate name of the Down- 

 hill My. It appears about the twentieth of May, 

 and continues about a week in June. The wings 

 lie flat on the back, and are made with a feather 

 from the wing of a partridge, or bittern ; the head 

 of fur from a hare's ear ; the body of dun fur, mixed 

 with a little orange and yellow mohair; the hook 

 No. 8 or 9. This fly is bred in the oak apple, and, 

 like the Cow dung, is seldom seen on the water. 

 Two of these flies, when alive, are an excellent bait 

 to use in bobbing or dibbing for Trout. 



SHOEN PLY. No. 13. 



The Shorn My, or Marlow Buz, appears on the 

 water about the same time as the Canon, and 

 continues till the end of July ; it is a small cater- 

 pillar, with reddish-brown wings, and is frequently 



