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this water, in April, May, and June, and are 

 best taken with large salmon flies of rather a 

 sombre hue. 



At the town of Dunkeld there is famous 

 fishing in the Spring and Autumn. From 

 Dundee to Perth and Dunkeld, through the 

 ''Carse of Gowrie," the Valley of the Tay 

 is one of the most beautiful parts of all 

 Scotland, in my estimation ; at both sides of 

 the river it is interspersed with excellent 

 gentlemen's seats, and beautiful grounds. 



There is a fishery a little above the Bridge 

 of Perth, which is very productive. 



The flies to suit this fine river are : — 



No. 1. Brown pig hair bodies, ribbed with 

 gold, dark brown-red hackle, wings light brown 

 spotted turkey tail, red tag, and a scarlet joint 

 above it ; the body to be made long and taper. 

 Hook No. 8. Bather large for the spring. 



No. 2. A bronze peacock harl body, ribbed 

 with gold tinsel, a brown-red hackle, and wings 

 of mallard mixed with hen pheasant tail, the 

 tail of the golden pheasant, red tail of mohair 

 cut short, and the body to be tliin. No. 9 hook. 



No. 3. Brown mohair body, with a long i 

 red-brown spotted grouse hackle ; the wings a 



