of a ninety ponnder which connect Lake Huron 

 with Lake Michigan. 



SIMPSON. A gentleman of the name of Vigne, a 

 member of Lincoln's Inn, took a trip to America, 

 about three years ago, daring the long vacation, and 

 enjoyed a few days' fly-fishing in Pennsylvania. He 

 had some fair sport in the Juniata, one of the tri- 

 butaries of the Susquehannah. The trout were from 

 half a pound to three pounds in weight ; and in li ttie 

 more than two hours' fishing he caught about six 

 dozen. He mentions the red-hackle as the best fly 

 that an angler can throw in Spring Creek. 



FISHER The red-hackle is deadly on all waters, 

 though not at all times. It is one of my three types 

 for the colour of flies. The red, black, and grouse 

 hackle, are with me standards, and all the trout-flies 

 whieh I dress are only varieties of these, with the 

 addition of wings, and a difference of shade in the 

 dubbing. Those which I range under the red type 

 comprehend the various shades from scarlet to lemon 

 colour. The second extends from positive black, 

 through the various shades of the martin's wing and 

 leaden coloured hackles, to the bluish-grey feather 

 of the tern. With the grouse hackle are classed the 

 various shades of brown, from the chesnut of the 

 pheasant to the grey-brown of the partridge. With 

 the last I also place my flies with speckled wings, 

 from the May-fly to the grey drake and feathers of 

 the Guinea fowl. In conformity with this arrange- 



