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No. 1. Grey turkey wing ; body straw coloured, black 

 backle, silver tinsel — attennse, long straw 

 coloured. 



No. 8. Wing, turkey ; claret and orange mohair body, 

 black hackle, gold tinsel. 



No. 9. Wing, English jay ; distended, lightish green body, 

 silver tinsel, black hackle, attennse, green pea- 

 cock herl. 



No. 10. Wing, grey goose ; body claret, tipped with red, a 

 twist of peacock's green herl, black hackle, at- 

 tennse, thin herl of peacock, green. 



No. 11, Wing, grey goose ; body peacock's green herl, and 

 yellow tip, black hackle, body large. 



No. 12. The favorite, (or nettle Jly) Wing; brown bittern • 

 body yellowish brown, red hackle, twist of pea- 

 cook's green herl around the body, attennse 

 same as wing. 



I claim this fly (No. 12) from the following incident : — 

 Fishing for trout in the River St. Charles, I arrived at a 

 broad deep pool, and having thrashed the water for som e time, 

 was standing on a rock ; when, from a high tree behind me 

 came 'hovering down a natural fly_: scarce had he reached 

 the water ere a salmon sprang, and caught him as his prey. 



I danced the green sward with delight, and immediately 

 sought among the trees for a similar fly ; having found one, 

 I chose nature for my guide, and scarcely had I thrown 

 a second cast, when a fine fellow rose and took my fly. 

 Alas ! my poor trout line had seen much service and was 

 rotten. I held my fish for scarce three minutes when 

 dashing down the current off he went, and off', too, went 



