

THE POP HAM AND THE FAIRY. 



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avoid all guides who may accompany the average 

 run of sportsmen, as they are apt to consider 

 strangers as trespassers in their demesne, and resent 

 the intrusion. 



The description of the flies Popham and Fairy I 

 subtend, and trust they will afford you as much 

 pleasure as they did me when fishing the placid, 

 pellucid waters of one of the most charming lakes in 

 the world. 



The Popham. 



Hook No. 6. — Tail : Golden pheasant topping. 

 Tip : Silver twist and ostrich. Body : Orange silk 

 and gold twist, three turns of black ostrich, four 

 small red feathers from the red-breasted crow of 

 India ; yellow silk and gold twist, three turns of 

 black ostrich, four small red feathers from the red- 

 breasted crow of India ; blue silk and silver tinsel, 

 three turns of black ostrich, 'and four small red 

 feathers from the red-breasted crow of India. 



The Fairy or Parmachini Fly. 



Hook No. 6. — Golden pheasant topping. Tip : 

 Gold twist, yellow silk and ostrich. Body : Pale 

 blue silk, ribbed gold tinsel, and silver twist. Legs : 

 Light claret hackle. Throat: Jay's hackle. Wings : 

 Four golden toppings. Head : Black ostrich. 



The Fairy is particularly deadly in fine, clear 

 weather, when a slight breeze is blowing. 





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