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or a bald coot, and the body of camel's hair 

 and a little dark red floss, will also be found 

 of service when the day is rather bright and 

 the water clear. From May to July the 

 small yellow May-fly is in season ; and 

 during the same period the grey-drake may 

 also be used with advantage. In addition 

 to the above, the wren's tail, the grouse, and 

 the dun hackle will be found to be the most 

 serviceable flies for summer fishing in Cum- 

 berland and Westmorland, or indeed in any 

 other part of England. Though it is impos- 

 sible to lay down any precise rules for the 

 use of flies which will prove at all times 

 correct, it is to be observed that more trouts 

 are killed with brown flies and hackles than 

 with those of any other shade. The wren's 

 tail may be formed of dark brown floss, with 

 a little orange colored mohair, and the feather 

 of a wren's tail, or the stripping of the feather 

 of a dotterel's wing. The grouse hackle, which, 

 as well as the above, is without wings, is 

 formed of dark olive-colored floss, and the 



