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little hackle used on small flies in the early 

 season, as the fur is sufficient or nearly so. 



No. 5. The Maklow Buzz. — The body is 

 made of peacock harl, a dun hackle over it 

 from the tail, and two dark red ones round the 

 shoulder, rib of silver. This fly does best 

 where there are large trees growing over the 

 river banks. 



No. 6. The Brown Hackle. — The body is 

 made of yellow brown mohair, a little orange 

 fox fur, and two short fibred brown-red hackles 

 rolled from the tail over the body, and ribbed 

 with gold wire for evening fishing. It will be 

 found a good one for large trout in river or lake, 

 winged with hen pheasant tail, and forked with 

 two fibres of the same feather, hook No. 10 

 for the small fly, and No. 6 for the larger 

 size. 



There is also a small red fly comes on in this 

 month, very killing ; the body is made of red 

 squirrel's fur, a turn of a red hackle round the 

 throat, and grey mallard wings mixed with 

 partridge ; hook No. 8. 



