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m as you did the india-rubber, form a body nicely 

 tapered of straw, roll some white floss silk over it 

 at intervals, roll the soft gut closely over it to the 

 head and tie it fast; then put a small partridge 

 hackle round the throat, and wing it the same 

 as before. Before you lay on the straw, cut it 

 taper to suit the size of hook you are using, 

 gold-beater's skin rolled over flat gold tinsel is 

 also good. 



I will here teach the making of the beautiful 

 Winged Larva, specimens of which are shown 

 in the plate with the May Fly. There is 

 nothing can exceed the beauty of these flies, 

 and as artificial specimens for killing fish 

 during easterly winds they are invaluable. 



It was in a strong east wind which lasted 

 some weeks, ^ve or six years ago, that I had 

 such great success with this sort of fly in the 

 river Tweed ; grilse, sea-trout, and river-trout 

 took it greedily. The two engravings in the 

 plate of these flies are very beautiful. It would 

 be a general killer in heavy running rivers 

 imder trees, or in rapid streams. 



