316 THE COMPLETE ANGLER 



harl ; legs, two laps of very dark-brown hackle, close 

 under wings. Hook, 10. 



No. 2. RED ANT-FLY. Wings, a young starling's 

 wing-feather ; body, made of the same shape as before, 

 but with bright bronze peacock's harl ; legs, bright red 

 cock's hackle. Hooks, 10 and 11. These two flies are 

 attractive this month and the two following on dark, 

 warm days. 



No. 3. Wings, a lark's wing-feather, dyed a pale yellow ; 

 body, yellow martin's fur ; legs, a small honey-dun hackle. 

 Hook, 12. A famous summer-fly at low and clear water. 



No. 4. Wings, top fibres of the hen-pheasant's wing ; 

 body, brown mohair mixed with a little bright-coloured 

 hare's ear fur ; legs, gray throat-feather of the partridge. 

 Hooks, 11 and 12. E.] 



AUGUST 

 The same flies with July. 



1. Then another ANT-FLY, the dubbing of the black 

 brown hair of a cow, some red wrapt in for the tag of his 

 tail, and a dark wing ; a killing fly. 



2. Next a fly called the FERN-FLY, the dubbing of the 

 fur of a hare's neck, that is of the colour of fern, or bracken, 

 with a darkish gray wing of a mallard's feather ; a killer 

 too. 



3. Besides these we have a WHITE HACKLE, the body of 

 white mohair, and wrapped about with a white hackle- 

 feather, and this is assuredly taken for thistle-down. 



4. We have also this month a HARRY-LONG-LEGS, the 

 body made of bear's-dun, and blue wool mixt, and a 

 brown hackle-feather over all. 



Lastly. In this month all the same BROWNS and DUNS 

 are taken that were taken in May. 



[Small brown and black palmers will kill well this month. 

 The two following are standard patterns for August : 



No. 1. Wings, fibres of a brown hen's wing-feather; 

 body, brown floss silk ribbed with bright yellow tying 

 silk ; legs, brown hackle ; tail, two hairs of a black rabbit's 

 whiskers. Hook, 10. 



