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Yellow Anthony (on the river Lee, county Cork) ;'"'"" 

 the Suir;'" the Judge; the McGildowny ; the Erly ; 

 the Powell's Fancy ; the Grace ; the Garibaldi ; the 

 Golden Olive ; the Blue Jay ;'' the Green Grouse ;'"'"" 

 the Llanover ; the Welshman's Fairy ; the Captain ; 

 the Gamekeeper ; the Chimney Sweep. 



The above list of various flies is a long one, but if 

 I were to give the names of all the different patterns 

 which are constantly being invented they would well- 

 nigh fill a book. I have left out some few of the 

 standard flies which I consider to be overrated, and 

 given only those which I know to be good killers, 

 when tied in the sizes suitable to the different rivers 

 and their varying conditions of water. 



A man possessing the above collection may fish 

 anywhere, either at home or abroad. Of course, I do 

 not mean to infer that it is necessary for any man to 

 possess all of the flies in the above list, but a wise 

 selection made from it will suffice for any salmon- 

 fishing anywhere. I have marked with a single 

 asterisk those which are notoriously the best, and the 

 older standard patterns with a double one. 



As we are now in the month of June and the May- 

 fly is rising in many of the English rivers and on the 

 Irish lakes, I will commence the list of trout-flies with 

 the Green Drake. It is a fly most difficult to imitate 

 well, as also its change, the Gray Drake. The 

 natural flies are easily caught, and I have had some 

 good sport with fish daping with them ; but I have not 

 often used the artificial May-fly, save at times those 

 made by Mr. Ogden, of Cheltenham. I think that 

 perhaps his and Hammond's (of Winchester) 

 Champion are the best patterns. My list is as 



