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m almost meet, they are separated merely by a | 

 ^ neck of land on which the bridge and "cuts" 

 are erected, about three or four perches 

 altogether. There is good sport to be had in 

 the lake and river when it is flooded, and the 

 angler will find every convenience with respect 

 to men and boats ; there are two inns in the 

 place, at least when I was there in J 848, there 

 were two. 



The flies for Waterville are the same as 

 those I have just given, except for salmon in 

 the river, which should be very plain and 

 sombre, they are brown bodies, with dark 

 hackles over a roll or two of gold tinsel, and 

 brown turkey wings of a reddish hue ; small 

 blue flies, with gaudy wings, ribbed with silver, 

 and black heads, the hackle to be dyed blue, 

 and floss silk body, hook No. 10 or C. CC. 

 When the water is up they will take Nos. 3, 4, 

 and 5 flies in the plates ; and the fly No. 11 is 

 most excellent. They use a good sized fly in 

 the lake for trout, when I fished it my flies 

 were of the smaller sort, and in the hot sun 

 the trout took small amber flies best with me. 

 The local flies were darker — say drake size, . 

 with brown bodies, black hackles, and turkey 



