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ther of the water-hen; body, a copper-coloured peacock's 

 herl; legs, a black cock's hackle. Limerick hook, No. 2. 

 If for the lake, N u. 4 or 5. May, June, and July. 



163. THE WELSH COCK-A-BONDHU. Hackled, with a 

 cock's hackle, black down the middle with red edges, over 

 peacock's herl. Limerick hook, No. 0; No. X and 4, or 

 larger, for large streams. A standard fly for almost all 

 rivers, brooks, or lakes. All the season. 



164. THE YELLOW SALLY, No. 3. Wings, from a white 

 feather dyed yellow ; body, pale yellow fur or mohair ribbed 

 with fawn-coloured silk ; legs, a ginger hackle. Limerick 

 hook, No. 2. May and June. 



165. AUNT SALLY. Hackled, with the neck-feather of a 

 starling that has light or white edges; body, blue mole's 

 fur, with a little lavender-coloured worsted mixed. Lime- 

 rick hook, No. 0. This is one of the smallest flies, and has 

 very transparent wings, spotted with black. A good Wear 

 fly. May. 



166. THE BLACK TROOPER. Wings, from a blackbird's 

 wing, made rather full ; legs, a black cock's hackle ; body, 

 black silk, not too thick. Limerick hook, No. 1, 2, or 3. This 

 is an excellent spring fly in such becks as Aldborough, 

 which runs into the Tees at Croft-bridge, and Gilling Beck, 

 which runs into the Swale near Brompton on Swale. These 

 becks run through high banks of good loamy soil, and have 

 few gravel-beds along their margins. Also in Burton and 

 West Burton becks, both tributaries of the Ure ; also in 

 Simmerwater, a small lake at the head of Wensleydale, 

 in the Weald in Teesdale, and in the Wharfe. The wings 

 of the fly lie flat to the body, and its flight is like that of a 

 butterfly. April. 



167. THE GOLDEN SOOTY DUN OR BLOA. Wings, from a 

 starling's wing; body, the dark wool from a black lamb, 

 weather-beaten, mixed with a little bright yellow martin's 

 fur ; legs, picked out of the fur, which should be rather full 

 tinder the wings. Limerick hook, No. 1 or 2. June to 

 September. 



168. THE PURPLE HACKLE. Hackled, with a blood-red 



