H8 PRACTICAL LESSONS IN RIVER ANGLING. 



The other flies for this month are the wasp, the 

 badger, the orange, the July dun, and the shell fly. 



Flies for August. 



The flies continue numerous this month, and may 

 Jbe varied according to the state of the water and the 

 weather. The spider-fly, usually called the jenny- 

 spinner or harry-long-legs {Pedicia rivosa), may be 

 made similar to the spider-fly for July. 



What the anglers term the hazel fly, or Welshman's 

 button, is a small brown beetle, and has the body made 

 with a peacock's herl ; the wings from the red feathers 

 on the rump of the partridge ; and a fine black cock's 

 hackle. The hook No. 7 is used. 



Hazel fly. a, natural beetle on the wing ; d, artificial fly. 



The other flies for August are the fern fly (Melo- 

 lontha horticola), the heath fly, the pale blue, and the 

 white hackle. 



Flies for September. 

 Fly-fishing draws to a close this month, and is sel- 

 dom pursued after October begins^ as the trout begin 

 then to go out of season. Among the flies of this 

 month we may reckon the September dun, the camel 

 brown, the late badger, and the ant-fly {Formica), 



