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bred from the eggs of variegated butterflies; those that 

 are green, from the white or yellow butterfly ; those 

 beautifully spotted and found on willow trees, are bred 

 from eggs deposited by large moths. Artificial flies 

 are called dub-flies, when the body is principally made 

 of wool or mohair ; when chiefly made of feathers, 

 they are called hackle flies. If the body be like a 

 palmer, to which is added wings, then it is properly 

 called a palmer fly. 



There are upwards of a hundred different kinds of 

 flies made for fly-fishing ; a selection of which I shall 

 describe, suitable for every month during the season 3 

 and which may be purchased at a small expense at the 

 tackle shops, should the Angler decline making them 

 himself. 



Some Anglers fish with a fly in Winter, but little 

 sport is ever met with before April, (and if Fish are 

 killed, they are not fit for the table,) or much later 

 than Michaelmas, unless the weather be unusually 

 mild. I shall, however, in the succeeding Chapter' 

 give a list of artificial flies for the winter months^ with 

 directions how to make them. 



April. — The cow-dung fly may be used from the 

 first of this month, and is a killing fly to the end. The 

 brown or dun drake is a good fly in the middle of the 

 day, particularly if the weather prove gloomy. The 

 horse-fly will also take Fish during the whole of April, 

 but best late in the evening. 



May. — The stone-fly may be used aU this month 

 with much success, but more particularly in the morn- 



