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others in May ; however it is a good fly, 

 and taken all the summer on every river, at 

 times. 



No, 4. The purple-hackle. Made with 

 spaniel's fur, and a little purple mohair, mix- 

 ed and twirled on dark red silk, with a blood 

 red cock's hackle over all ; the hook No. 8* 



No. 5. The owl-fly. Taken about the 

 middle of the month till the latter end of 

 July, late in the evening. TKo Hnhhing 

 must be made of a very light yellow, or al- 

 most white mohair, a very light yellow silk, 

 a small brown head of the peacock's harl, 

 and the wings of the white grey feather of the 

 mallard, and must be very little longer than 

 the body ; the hook No. 7- With this fly I 

 have had good sport, in all rivers that I have 

 fished, in an evening till about ten o'clock. 



No, 6. The ant-fly. The wings, a feather 

 of the starling's wing ; the body, mohair of 

 amber-colour, mixed with a little black 



