Duns Numerous and Popular 



the flies as they float downward, pro- 

 vided there be nothing obtrusive in 

 their appearance to awaken his sus- 

 picions and restrain his appetite until 

 the fly is past. The object is not so 

 much to awaken his appetite by a fly 

 more attractive than the natural one, 

 which you can hardly expect to achieve, 

 as to avoid startling the fish when he 

 has seen your fly and would take it, 

 among others, if there were nothing 

 obtrusive in its appearance.' 



"For this reason we recommend imi- 

 tations of the duns as standard flies. 

 There is not a river in the kingdom on 

 which some species of this beautiful 

 tribe of ephemeral flies is not to be 

 found daily throughout the fishing sea- 

 son, and generally more numerously 

 than any other fly. The fish are fa- 

 miliar with and fond of them, and their 

 varieties are extremely numerous. We 



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