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with the wind on his back and the sun in front, 

 which not only gives him a greater command of 

 his line, but prevents himself or his shadow from 

 being so distinctly perceived. A strict adherence, 

 however, to this plan is by no means advisable, as 

 the angler's position in relation to sun and wind 

 must frequently vary with the natural course of 

 the river, the obstruction of overhanging wood, 

 and the greater or less command of pool and 

 stream presented by the varying form of the ad- 

 joining shore. 



As night fishing is a favourite pastime with 

 many anglers, we shall here allude to it as briefly 

 as we may. If, in the introductory portion of our 

 volume, we talked disparagingly of this department 

 of the art, we here retract the expression, declare 

 we meant nothing personal regarding the " sable 

 goddess," and proceed to describe a few of the flies 

 in most repute for the practice of nocturnal sport. 



The white lady or ghost fly is made from the 

 feathers of a white owl, the body of white ostrich 

 harl, with a white cock's hackle wound around it. 



The water kelpie is composed from the plumage 

 of a brown owl, or the dorsal feathers of a hen of the 

 same colour, the body of dark bear's hair, covered 

 with a brown cock's hackle. 



The martin barry or quaJcer fly is formed from 

 the tawny feathers of a white owl, for the wings ; 

 the body of lead-coloured flos silk, surrounded by 

 a drab hackle, and the anterior portion protected 

 by a broad-brimmed black capote. It is an ex- 

 cellent fly for moonlight. 



