THE HARE'S EAR BLUE DUN OR COCK WING. 



This is an excellent spring fly, and one that I use 

 occasionally all the season, varying the colour of the 

 wings and hare's ear the wings, by giving them a slight 

 tint of olive in onion dye ; the hare's ear, by mixing with 

 it a little olive fur from a monkey's neck, or olive Berlin 

 wool mixed with fur from the hare's face. When the 

 season is mild this fly will be on the water by the end of 

 February, and is most killing on cold days. When using 

 them, allow your fles to sink a little, letting the water do 

 the work ; by no means hurrying or dragging them 

 against the stream. I dress it as follows : Hook No. 2 

 is a good general size ; body, fur from the hare's ear 

 spun on fine yellow silk ; three strands of a red cock's 

 hackle for tails, and a tag of fine gold tinsel. For a 

 change I use fine yellow silk only, well waxed, for the 

 body ; wings taken from a starling wing feather. The 

 wings should be broad and set on very upright, as it is 

 the most butterfly-like little dun the angler will have to 

 imitate. After setting on the wings, spin more hare's 

 ear fur on the silk, and give two turns close up behind 

 the wings, bringing it well forward underneath ; fasten 

 off behind the wings, and pick out the dubbin to form 

 the legs. For a variety, I rib the hare's ear body with 

 fine gold tinsel or twist, and put on upright wings taken 

 from a woodcock wing feather. 



THE BLUE DUN. 



This is also an early and standard fly for a cold day. 

 Hook, No. 2, or smaller ; for the body, a small portion 



