280 THE ANGLER S GUIDE. 



The Oak, Ash, Woodcock, Hawthorn, or Cannon- Flij, 

 are one and the same Jiy. 



This is the fly which is so mvich seen during the 

 months of April, May, and June, on the trunks of oak, 

 ash, and willow trees, and on the thorn-bushes, near 

 water sides, and also about piles, rails, and bridges. 

 It is found, always, with the head pointing downwards : 

 it is a good fly, but difficult to imitate, from its 

 numerous mixed colours. It seldom dro()s on the 

 water ; from which, it is generally believed that it 

 does not come from a cadis, but it is bred in the 

 oak apple. Its wings are large, and lie flat on the 

 back, like the blue-bottle fly ; the head is large and 

 of an ash-colour ; the upper part of the body greyish, 

 with a little light-blue, green, and bright brown, 

 mixed ; the tail-part greenish, with an orange mix- 

 ture. No. 10 hook is large enough to make this fly 

 on : the mottled brown feather of a partridge makes 

 the best wings. Two of these flies, when alive, put 

 on a No. 8 hook, are a good bait to use when 

 dapping for Trout, in May. 



Huzzard. 



This fly is larger than the green-drake ; the body 

 and wings are of a fine lemon-colour j it has four 

 wings lying close to its back: few rivers produce 

 those flies ; but, where they do, they show themselves 

 at the latter end of April, and the Trout will rise for 

 them very freely ; this is supposed to be a true 

 water-fly, and bred from a large cadis. Dub with 



