6 WET OR SUNK FLY-FISHING. 



with descriptions of different knots, are given in 

 the chapter on tackle, it is only necessary to give 

 here a few hints on the subject. The bob-flies, 

 or droppers, as they are termed, should be attached 

 at intervals varying, according to the size and 

 number used, from two to three feet. In no case 

 must a loop be employed for fastening any of the 

 hooks it is clumsy in the extreme, and is apt to 

 cause an unnatural break or ripple on the surface 

 of the water. The length of the droppers should 

 not exceed two to three inches. If longer, the 

 gut gets twisted round the casting-line, and the 

 fly is rendered practically useless. 



We shall now give a list of flies that we have 

 found to be good killers throughout the season. 

 It has, of course, no pretension to being exhaus- 

 tive, but we believe there are few days, from 

 April to September, on which one or other of 

 them will not meet the fancy of the trout. 



March Brown, male and female. A good fly 

 for a mild day in April. 



Blue Dun and Iron Blue Dun. Most reliable 

 flies during April and May, especially in cold 

 weather. 



Greenwell's Glory. A standard spring fly. 



Woodcock Wing, with (a) hare-lug body ; 

 (b) quill body, and red or black hackle ; (c) yellow 

 or orange silk body and red hackle; (d) black 

 silk body and black hackle. In one or other of 



