FLIES FOE ilAY. 97 



IMITATION. 



Body. Any yellowish buff fur ribbed with 

 yellow or apple-green silk. 



Wings. From a wing feather of a white 

 hen, or fieldfare, stained pale yellow. 



Legs. From an extremely pale ginger hackle, 

 or a white feather dyed of a yellowish tint. 

 Hook jSTo. 2, short. 



No. 25. SKY BLUE. 



This fly comes from a water nymplia, main- 

 tains its present state of existence two or three 

 days, and then changes to a much lighter fly or 

 spinner, wliicli lives three or four days. 



IMITATION. 



Body. Pale ginger mohair mixed with light 

 blue fur. 



Tail. A whisk or two of the hackle used 

 for the legs. 



Wings. From a feather of the sea swallow, 

 or of a very light blue dun hen. 



Legs. Hackle stained a pale yellow. 

 Hook Xo. 0, short. 



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