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very general condemnation as not being a 

 lure which should be allowed on waters 

 where the use of the fly only is permitted. 

 As this child of my fancy has cost me many 

 hours of careful thought and labour, I am 

 inclined, with all due deference to these 

 opinions, expressed by men of much greater 

 experience than mine, to say a few words 

 in its defence. 



Corixce are insects which live in the water 

 and are eaten by trout. They possess 

 wings which they use frequently, some- 

 times flying a considerable distance, and 

 I have seen trout take them just as they 

 were trying to leave the surface of the 

 water. The efficacy of the imitation, 

 therefore, depends upon the skill of the 

 fisherman, who must make it simulate 

 in its movements the movements of the 

 natural insect. Mr. G. A. B. Dewar, in his 

 Book of the Dry Fly, in speaking of " tail- 

 ing" trout, which are probably feeding on 

 "food of the shrimp and snail order," 

 advises that they should be fished for 

 " with a long line down stream, and the fly 

 worked with a series of little jerks, some- 

 what as in salmon-fishing. The fly should 



