ANGLING FOB TROUT. 



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herl, whipped with black silk ; the wings from the dark 

 grey feather of a mallard ; a black hackle with silver 

 twist ; and the whisks of the tail from a black cat's 

 whiskers. The hook No. 5 is used. 



Another May insect has long been famous under the 

 various names of the oak fly, the camlet fly, down-hill 

 fly, and canon fly. The body is dubbed with dark 

 brown shining camlet, whipped with very small green 

 silk, or is made with a bittern's feather; and the wings 

 from the double grey feather of a mallard, or of a 

 woodcock. 



The oak fly. a, natural fly ; b, artificial fly. 



The orle or alder fly (Phryganed) has the body 

 made of peacock's herl whipped with very dark red 

 silk; the wings of a dark grey cock's hackle. The 

 hooks No. 6 and No. 7 are used. 



Alder fly. a, natural fly ; b, artificial fly. 



