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be thrown for with this sort of fly, in rapid 

 currents rushing into deep holes, where the 

 fish lie. The winged larva would do well in 

 such places for grilse and sea-trout. In the 

 spring, flies the size of No. 12, are used, with 

 long thin silk bodies of orange, yellow, red, 

 and green colours, red hackles, jay and mixed 

 wings, with red feathers prevailing in them, 

 and black heads, ribbed with gold and silver 

 tinsel. The fifteen painted Salmon Flies will 

 be found great killers in this river, varied in 

 size according to the state of the water. 



There is a river which runs past the town of 

 Banff, the Keith, in which there is good angling 

 a few miles up from the broad part of the 

 water. Guinea hen and jay hackles kill here, 

 with grouse and brown body, mallard wings 

 mixed with turkey tail, and small size hooks, 

 say C or B. 



