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brown or black hackle, dressed two turns only behind the 

 wings. 



The Hazle Fly, or Lady Bird, crustaceous wings. A 

 small stumpy portion of the red feather of a partridge's tail 

 or landrail's wing, to be dressed extended; under wing, 

 transparent looking feather of a hen black-bird, rather longer 

 than the former, to be dressed thin, and rather less extended; 

 body, dubbed thick and round with dark purple mohair, and 

 a small quantity of brown fur intermingled, which, when 

 picked out, form the legs. Hook No. 7 or 8. 



The Orl Fly. Wings, a brown hen's or a landrail s rud- 

 dy feather, to be dressed long and close to the back ; body, 

 ribbed alternately with dark brown and orange dubbing, add- 

 ing antennae, or horns ; legs, a grizzle cock's hackle. Hook 

 No. 6 or 7. 



Cinnamon Fly, or Fetid Light Brown. Wings of a ruddy 

 cream color, from the feather of the landrail, or any other of 

 a flame color, to be dressed long, large, and flat; body, seal's 

 fur of the natural hue; legs, a reddish brown hackle. Hook 

 No. 6. 



There are many other flies not enumerated in the fore- 

 going lists, which the trout will occasionally fancy. On this 

 subject, Blaine says : 



" The number of artificial flies required for the practice 

 of fly-fishing, is very differently estimated by different wri- 

 ters. The angling patriarch Walton, gives a list of twelve 

 ' reasonable flies,' which his friend Cotton judiciously dou- 

 bled. The experience of a century and a half has since 

 greatly increased the list, as more extended observation 

 proved the universality of appetite in fish for the insect race. 

 It appears, therefore, strangely extraordinary to find a writer 

 of such credit as Salter, contracting the required numbers 

 into the confined limits of Red and Black Palmers, Red and 

 Black Hackles, Ant-flies, the May-fly, Stone-fly, Gnats, a Red 



