I have never been very successful with the Silver 

 Doctor, although my friends have taken many fish 

 with it ; I suppose the reason is, I seldom use it, pre- 

 ferring the Silver Gray. I have killed some fish at 

 night with a Silver Doctor, when the river was very 

 muddy and high, as well as when it was low and 

 clear; but the Silver Gray I consider a much more 

 killing fly. I have found a 4/0 white fly with a 

 silver body, a golden pheasant's crest feather for 

 the crest and tail, and a very small feather of th<* 

 jungle-cock added to the wing, to be a good one 

 at night It is called the Steuart The Tim fly, 

 Nos. 4 and 6 double, with silver tinsel on black 

 body, dark brown wings, a small feather of th<> 

 jungle-cock, and the tail a crest feather of th< 

 golden pheasant, is excellent for low water. 



The above were made according to my own idea, 

 and may be obtained from Forrest & Sons. The 

 Nepisiguit Gray, No. 4 double, did good work for 

 one season since then I have never taken a fish 

 with it; the Brown and Black Fairies are used 

 by many : and so I might add a number of vari- 

 eties; however, I shall leave them for the angler 

 to discover as he progresses in the art 



There are always a few feathers, a little wax, 

 and some black and white thread in my fly-book, 

 because I like to try to imitate the flies wlr 

 fl< >.it ing down the river. By roughly adding a few 

 feathers to the body of some worn-out Forrest I 



