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ther of a white pigeon's wing ; a white hackle for 

 the legs, and a black head. The hooks for both, 

 No. 2. 



The humble-bee : dubbed with black spaniel's 

 fur ; a black cock's hackle over that ; the tag of 

 the tail to be of a deep orange colour; and the 

 wings off the feather of a crow's wins:. The hook, 

 No. C. 



CHAP. IV. 



THE list of flies which I have given the 

 gler, he may depend are the standard fo: 

 artificial fly-fishing ; but as I am willing to give 

 him as much scope as possible, to enable him to 

 become an adept in this pleasant and ingenious 

 recreation, I here present him with a second list, 

 which he must make use of as his experience in 

 artificial fly-fishing increases : and I dare affirm, 

 chat if he makes a judicious application of this 

 and the former list, and observes the rules laid 

 down for the weather, proper for this sport, he 

 will never go home with an empty pannier. 



TIIE RED FLY. 



Comes on about the middle of February, and 

 continues till the end of March : its wings an* 

 made artificially, of a dark drake's feather ; the 

 body of the red part of squirrel's fur, with the red 

 hackle of a cock, wrapped twice or thrice under 

 the butt of the wing ; has four wings, and gene- 

 rally flutters upon the surface of the water, which 



