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and whitlings, when the day is windy and the 

 water rough; a hook of No. 9 size may Toe used in 

 smoother water ; and small hooks from 10 to 12, when 

 the water is clear and there is little wind. The 

 feather for the wing is rather mentioned as indi- 

 cating the colour than intended to convey the no- 

 tion that it is absolutely necessary to use the feather 

 of the bird specified : any other, of the same or 

 similar shade, will do as well. Trouts are not parti- 

 cular as to a shade, or inclined to examine the lure 

 minutely, when they are disposed to feed. When the 

 day is bright, the water clear, and no wind, so that 

 the fish can distinctly see the lure offered to them, 

 it is needless to expect to catch many with the 

 artificial fly; although, on such occasions, two or 

 three infatuated gluttons, who cannot resist the 

 cravings of appetite, though they may plainly see 

 that there is " death on the fly," may be caught 

 when the rapidity of the stream, flowing over 

 an uneven bottom, causes a ripple at the surface. 

 Though we know, from frequent experience, that 

 two or three flies which are specified as such 

 in the list are generally well adapted for night- 

 fishing, or when the water is clear, yet we must 

 acknowledge that we are aware of no better mode of 

 deciding what flies are especially suited for each 

 month in the year, than by putting one of each kind 

 noticed in our list into a hat, on the 1st of each 

 month, and drawing out blindfold the first half- 

 dozen which fix themselves in. the fingers; and we 



