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very large, and then they will kill in deep and in 

 rough water. 



Mr. Scrope observes, " Concerning these flies I 

 will note one thing, which is, that if you rise a 

 fish with the Lady of Mertoun, and he does not 

 touch her, give him a rest, and come over him 

 with the Toppy, and you have him to a certainty, 

 and vice versa. This I hold to be an invaluable 

 secret, and is the only change that during my long 

 practice I have found eminently successful." 



The following is a list of twelve general flies, 

 all good ones, forwarded to me by Mr. Blacker. 



No. 1. Body, claret pig's hair, claret hackle, 

 and gold tinsel; wings, brown mallard's feather; 

 black head ; golden pheasant topping for tail; hook, 

 No. 9. Limerick. 



No. 2. Body, orange floss-silk or pig's hair, 

 orange hackle and gold tinsel; golden pheasant 

 topping for tail, and jay's feather at the shoulder ; 

 wings, to be made of brown mallard's and golden 

 pheasant's neck feathers mixed ; neck, black ostrich 

 harl. Hook, No. 8 or 9. Limerick. 



No. 3. Body, fiery-brown pig's-hair or mohair, 

 with same coloured hackle, and gold twist wound 

 over it ; topping for tail ; wings, mallard's feather 

 mixed with golden pheasant's tail-feather. Hook, 

 the same as before. 



No. 4. Body, peacock's harl, gold tinsel, and 

 claret hackle ; golden pheasant's topping for tail ; 



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