132 best's art of angling. 



hut 4f for a dead, lieavi/, running brook, the fly 

 must be made lars:er, as on No. 4 or 5. 



THE ORL FLY. 



Comes on th.e latter end of May^ and con- 

 jfinues on tiil the latter end of June. It is a 

 four-win2,ed f]v, sreiierallv flutters alone^ the 

 surface of the water, and is what rishes are 

 remarkably fond of; you may fish for it suc- 

 t^essfally after the Mav-fiv is s:one, from four 

 o'clock in the morning, till about seven in the 

 evening, at which time the sky-bhie comes on, 

 then change it for the sky-blue. The wings of 

 the Orl-fly are made with a dark grizzle cock's 

 hackle, and the body of peacock's herl^ worked 

 with dark red silk. The hook, No. 6. 



THE SKY-COLOURED BLUE. 



Comes on about the same time as the orl- 

 fly, and continues on till the middle of July. 

 It is a neat, curious, and beautiful fly ; its wings 

 are transparent, stand upright upon its back^ 

 and are of a line blue colour, its body is of a 

 pale yellow, its tail forked, and tlie colour of 

 its wings ; it is a fly the fishes take extremely 

 well from seven o'clock in the evening till sun- 

 set. The WMugs are made from the light blue 

 feather of a hen; the body is made with pale 

 yellow mohair, mixed with light blue fur, and 

 ribbed with a fine cock's hackle, dyed yellow. 

 The hook, No. 8. 



THE CADISS'FLY, 



Comes on about the tenth of June ; it is a large 



