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brown-red feather of a grouse ; and the dun 

 hackle may be made of leaden colored floss, 

 the light combings from a blue greyhound's 

 neck, and the feather of a pea-fowl, a star- 

 ling, or a bald coot. When the water is 

 rather discolored from rain, or ruffled by a 

 breeze, larger flies may be used, and need 

 not be thrown so lightly as when it is smooth 

 and clear. When the day is rather cool, and 

 the fish do not rise well, the flies may be 

 allowed to sink a little ; and at such times 

 a half hackle, with a gentle on the point of 

 the hook, will be very likely to afford the 

 angler sport. When the day is warm, and 

 the water smooth and clear, the fly should 

 fall on its surface as gently as thistle down ; 

 for the lightest substance then is apt to form 

 a sensible circle on the water, while its tran- 

 sparency better enables the fish to examine 

 any object whose sudden descent might 

 render them suspicious. 



After a shower, when the water begins to 

 clear, bottom fishing with a brandling worm, 



