Fly-Fifhing. 35 



Stranger. Not enough blues, and thofe you 

 have too dark and large by half. Thefe red flies 

 are well enough for trout early in the feafon, but 

 they wont do here ; nor are the May-flies of the 

 leaft ufe. Take my advice and make your flies 

 (if you do make them) very fine,* and flick chiefly 

 to the blues. 



Clericus. Many of thefe flies have been in my 

 book for years ; but I muft fet to work the firft 

 leifure morning and fee what I can do. 



Stranger. In the mean time, fir, my Miflis will 

 fupply you, and with fuch flies too, that you will 

 not trouble to make many yourfelf. 



Clericus. What a lucky fellow you are to get 

 your wife to make flies for you ; more efpecially as 

 I fee with regret that you have loft your right hand* 



Stranger. Thank God ! though fuch is my mif- 

 fortune, I can ftill make a fly myfelf, though of 

 courfe not fo neat as I could wifh.f I loft my 

 hand, fir, when fighting for my king and country, 

 (God blefs both,) and, accordingly, was compelled 



* Small flies are almoft invariably the beft for large rivers 

 in this part of the country, and the reverfe for brooks. 



f This poor man had an iron hook to fupply the place 

 of his loft hand ; it was really wonderful to fee how well he 

 could tie a fly. 



