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size, which is not much larger, if any, than the ordinary 

 trout fly. 



We really do not know, exactly, what color or combina- 

 tion of colors, or just what form or size, they prefer. Some- 

 times they will take any thing made of feathers, tinsel, silk, 

 or wool, or a bit of rag, and of any known color ; at other 

 times they will notice only certain colors or sizes, and at 

 still other times they will rise to nothing in the semblance 

 of an artificial fly. Then, again, a fly or flies that are kill- 

 ing on some waters are comparatively useless on others. 



If we knew the "particular vanity" of the black bass 

 in color or colors, or if he is color-blind, just what form or 

 size is most tempting, we should have an easy task. Ex- 

 perience and observation teach us, however, that the black 

 bass, like most other game-fishes, seems to have a penchant 

 for red, yellow, brown and black, and at times gray and 

 green, and many artificial flies embody one or more of these 

 colors in their construction, and they are usually killing 

 flies. 



Perhaps this can be better shown in the following table, 

 v^here the predominating colors of body, wings and hackle 

 are readily seen: 



NAME OF FLY. 



Montreal 



Polka 



King of the Water. . 



Abbey 



Bed Ibis 



Lord Baltimore 



Oconomowoc 



gueen of the Water 

 rof essor 



Ferguson 



Oriole 



Grizzly King 



Seth Green 



Coachman 



Henshall 



White Miller 



Gray Drake 



Body. 



Red. 



Red. 



Red. 



Red. 



Red. 



Yellow. 



Yellow. 



Yellow. 



Yellow. 



Yellow, 



Black. 



Green. 



Green. 



Harl 



Harl. 



White. 



Gray. 



Wings. 



Brown. 



Gray. 



Gray. 



Gray. 



Red. 



Black. 



Brown. 



Gray. 



Gray. 



Brown. 



Yellow. 



Gray. 



Brown. 



White. 



Gray. 



White. 



Gsay. 



Hackle. 



Red. 



Red. 



Bed. 



Red. 



Red. 



Black. 



Dun. 



Red. 



Brown. 



Green. 



Black. 



Grsiy. 



Red. 



Brown. 



White. 



White. 



White. 



