110 FLIES FOK MAY. 



No. 45. The mealy-brown moth. Body, any 

 soft brown fur, as of the hare, brown hog's down, 

 bear's fur, and the nearer the shade is to tan the 

 better; upper wings, the dappled feather of a 

 mallard dyed brown ; under wings, the soft fea- 

 ther of a brown owl ; legs, a brown cock's hackle, 

 wrapped four or five times behind the wings. 

 Hook, No. 5, 6, and 7. 



No. 46. The mealy-cream moth. Body, any 

 soft fur of a cream colour; upper wings, the 

 cream-coloured feather of the grey owl; under 

 wings, a softer and lighter feather of the same 

 bird; legs, a soft ginger hackle. Hook, the 

 same size as before. 



No. 47. The mealy-white moth. Body, white 

 rabbit's fur, or white ostrich harl, dressed full 

 and exhibiting a brown head; wings, any soft 

 mealy-white feather ; legs, a white cock's hackle, 

 wrapped round twice under the wings. Hook, 

 as before. 



No. 48. The coachman. Body, peacock's harl, 

 full and short; wings, fibres of any small white 

 feather; legs, a turn or two of a red hackle. 

 Hook, No. 6, 7, 8, and 9. This fly kills only of 

 evenings and in the rivers of the south, and in 

 those within forty miles of the metropolis. Trout, 

 chub, and large dace take it freely. 



If moth-flies are properly used, they will take 

 the largest fish. A young angler should have but 



