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hare's ear far for body, and a grizzled cock 

 hackle for legs. It is a four-winged fly, and 

 when it flutters on the water it is very much 

 like the engraving in the plate ; but when it 

 sails down the surface, the wings lie flat on its 

 back, and as soon as it touches the water it 

 drops its eggs ; the trout take it freely for 

 about a week in this month, with the gravel or 

 spider fly, — dun body, black hackle, and wood- 

 cock wings ; some use lead-coloured body. 



No. 9. The Black Palmek, or Hackle. — 

 The body is made of yellow floss silk, ribbed 

 with silver tinsel, and two short fibred black 

 hackles struck on from the tail to the shoulder. 

 Hook No. 8. — Vary the body of this fly with 

 peacock harl without the silver, and it will be 

 a capital one for light clear water on No. 12 

 hook. Use the cow-dung fly on windy days, 

 with the above-named one. 



No. 10. The Dun Fox Fly.— The body is 

 made of the fur found on the neck of the fox 

 next the skin, mixed with golden yellow mohair. 

 The wings are the wing feather of the starling 

 or fieldfare, with two fibres of a stiff honey dun 

 cock hackle for tail ; pick out the fur a little 

 at the shoulder for legs; hook No. 12. Never 



