ANGLING FOR TROUT. 



87 



Flies for July. 



The greater abundance of insect food renders the 

 fish very shy of biting, and now little sport can be had 

 except with a very fine line, and in windy or showery 

 weather. Besides the various species of small gnats and 

 ant flies, the spider fly (Tipula oleracea) is mentioned 

 in books of angling, though it is much too large, except 

 in dark water or windy weather, or on rough currents. 

 The body is dubbed with bears' hair or fox cub down 

 whipped with yellowish or reddish silk; the wings 

 from a partridge or landrail's feather. The hook No. 6 

 is used. 



Spider fly. a, natural fly ; 6, artificial fly. 



