16 LIST OF FLIES. 



middle. As the summer advances they grow lighter in 

 shade ; the under side of the folded wings of some appear 

 as light as the outer skin of a dried onion ; when looked 

 through singly to the light, the red brown tinge is faint, 

 and all the fly appears of a light red or amber dim trans- 

 parency, brightening with light ; head, shoulders, and body, 

 a light red brown, with touches of darker shade ; legs and 

 thighs a dim pale-ale transparency ; the males are less, and 

 their colors rather darker. They commence hatching about 

 the middle of this month ; when they are darkest in color ; 

 and continue to the end of April. They are fine trout flies, 

 and in March and April very numerous. 



Wings, from the landrail, or a slightly broken feather 

 from a light freckled brown hen, or selected from the brown 

 owl ; orange or yellow silk for body, with a few fibres of 

 mohair or squirrel's fur at the breast, in imitation of the 

 legs. 



NOTE FOR FEBRUARY. These are the earliest hatchings 

 of the aquatic angling flies, and the first of the season to 

 raise and cheer the lone trout the harbingers of his better 

 days ; the warm sun draws out the firstlings of these hardy 

 families ; and they increase in numbers as the season 

 advances, and the weather permits. They may be fished, 

 especially the browns, in the middle of the day, when the 

 weather and water permits, with the black, silver, and 

 golden hackles. 



MAECH. 



MARCH brightens the dark brows of old winter the sun's 

 increasing power confronts resisting frosts and storms ; and 

 in the strife of elements, their subtle agent, the shifty wind, 

 blusters or breathes their mute decrees if his bright eye 

 illumine the eastern horizon, chill winter yet prevails 



