THE FLIES FIT FOR EVERY MONTH. 93 



CHAPTEE V. 



A MONTHLY LIST OP FLIES FOR THE SEASON. 



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I HAVE NOT in this edition inserted so many flies 

 as in the previous ones. I have omitted several 

 occasional killers, and retained good ones only. 

 I have every reason to flatter myself that the list 

 as it now stands, amended and purified, will be 

 found the most useful one ever laid before the 

 angling community. The flies described in it, 

 if properly dressed, will kill trout and grayling 

 universally. 



No. 1. Early dark dun. Body, water-rat's or 

 mole's fur ; wings, an old cock-starling's wing- 

 feather ; legs, dark dun hackle ; tail, two fibres of 

 a dark grizzled hackle. Hook, No. 9. 



No. 2. Olive fly. Body of dark olive mohair ; 

 wings, a starling's wing-feather, to stand upright; 

 tail, two whisks of a mottled mallard's feather ; to 

 be tipped with a lap of silver tinsel. This fly may 

 be advantageously varied by mixing with the mo- 

 hair a little yellow hare's fur, and tying on with 

 yellow silk. Hook, as before. 



