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two fibres of golden pheasant neck feather for 

 tail. No. 8 hook. 



The Willow Flies. — The body of the first 

 is made of blue squirrel's fur, mixed with a 

 little yellow mohair ; a blue dun cock's hackle 

 round the shoulder, and a tomtit wing. No. 8 

 hook. The second fly is made of orange silk 

 body, ribbed with fine black silk ; a very dark 

 furnace hackle round the head, and blackbird's 

 wing. No. 10 hook. The third fly is made of 

 the wings or blue feather of the sea-swallow, 

 for the wing of the fly, and the lightest blue 

 fur that can be got for body (the fine blue of 

 the fox's neck, next to the skin ; the fur of a 

 very young water-rat, or the lightest blue fur 

 of the squirrel); a light dun cock's hackle, and 

 a tail of the same. No. 10 hook. These little 

 flies will kill till the end of October, and are 

 excellent fur greyling. There are hundreds 

 of other flies that make their appearance on 

 the water through the summer months, which 

 come under the angler's notice when in pur- 

 suit of his pastime, that may be imitated to 

 advantage, the varieties of which must fill the 

 mind with admiration. 



