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such greediness (the fun of it is) as to mistake 

 them for living insects. I have seen them 

 swim after the fly for some distance, as quietly 

 as possible, before making a rush at it, then 

 seize it, show their back fin, and then the 

 points of their tail — the break of the water 

 they have made closes — you " rise your hand," 

 and the hook is " anchored." 



No. 1. I shall name this The Spieit Fly, 

 in consequence of its numerously-jointed body, 

 its fanciful, florid, and delicate appearance. 

 Its colours will be found most enticing to the 

 fish, and is a sister fly to Ondine, in the 

 " Book of the Salmon," by " Ephemera." 



The wings are made of six toppings, with a 

 broad strip of wood duck on each side, a red 

 Hymalaya crest feather at top, a cock of the 

 rock feather, blue kingfisher feather at each 

 side, a black head, and feelers of macaw. The 

 body is made of joints of black, orange floss, 

 and a tip of gold tinsel at the tail, tail two 

 small toppings, a tag of puce silk and ostrich, 

 (it must be tied with very fine silk that the 

 body may not be lumpy, but to show gradually 

 taper from the tail to the head, and the hackle 

 to be stripped at one side to roll even), and at 



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