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the above body; a peacock harl body, a soot- 

 coloured dun hackle, and a tip of gold. No. 10 

 hook. 



There is a small fly, which I term the " heath 

 fly," which is an excellent one in this month, 

 and is made thus : The body is made of the 

 fine fur of the belly of the hedgehog, or rat 

 back fur (common rat), mixed with red squirrel 

 fur, and a little orange mohair, rolled on thin 

 and taper ; a small silver grey hackle for legs, 

 and winged with the grey tail feather of the 

 partridge. A grey mallard and red squirrel fur 

 makes another good fly. No. 10 hook. 



No. 3. The Little Blue Dun. — The body 

 is made of mole's fur, slightly mixed with 

 bright yellow mohair, a light blue dun hackle 

 for legs, and starling wings. No. 12 hook. 

 This delicate little fly appears on cold days 

 in March, and is well taken by the trout from 

 ten till four in the evening, with the little 

 red dun. 



No. 4. The Orange Dun. — The body is 

 made of orange and hare's fur, a honey dun 

 hackle for legs, and grey mallard wings. 

 No. 10 hook. Good on windy days in this 

 month and the next. There should be but 



