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" dubbed " with fur from the seal, hare's 

 ear, and the Hke. Our spun glass could 

 be stained to every tint, and, at any rate, 

 would have the advantage in shimmer and 

 translucence. 



Again, waterproof varnishes of various 

 colours might be found useful and 

 attractive on some of the smooth-bodied 

 flies, such as the Dun and the Spinner. 

 Perhaps, however, this savours of 

 "painting the lily." The idea carried a 

 little further brings us to colour pigments, 

 and we awake to find we have entered the 

 realms of miniature painting. 



It is a difficult matter to catalogue a 

 definite list of flies for any given place, 

 and Southern Brittany, with its many 

 and various streams, is no exception. 

 This list, however, may be safely headed 

 by the Red Palmer, which here, as an 

 *' all-round fly," comes easily first, and 

 can be fished successfully, wet or dry, the 

 greater part of the season. It should be 

 stocked in varying and quite small sizes 

 (on down-eyed Pennell hooks, sizes 00 to 

 2), and will be found useful fished " dry " 

 on an evening rise during the spring 



