214 Wet- Fly Fishing 



XII. "WOODCOCK AND HARE'S-EAE," 



Body. Dubbed from the speckled grey part of a hare's 

 ear, picked out with a needle so as to form the legs of 

 the fly. 



Tail. Two strands of mallard wing. 



Wings. Inside of woodcock wing-feather. 



Season. April and May. A generally useful fly. 



N.B. The " Woodcock Wing," dressed with the body of 

 " Greenwell's Glory," is a very killing fly, but must never 

 be named " Greenwell's Glory." The same wing is not un- 

 frequently dressed with black or red hen hackle. It is 

 regarded as a good all-round fly for Scotch rivers and 

 " waters." 



XIII. BLACK-GNAT. 



Body. Black silk. 



Tail. Two strands from black hen's hackle. 



Hackle. Small black hen's hackle. 



Wings. From the wing feather of the starling. 



Season. April, May, and June. 



Jackson gives the dressing of this fly. Mr. Forrest, I 

 see, almost repeats his dressing. It is a capital fly for 

 border rivers. 



XIV. YELLOW SALLY. 



Body. Pale yellow silk. 



Tail. Strands of dun hackle. 



Hackle. Olive or buff-coloured hen hackle. 



Wings. Pale yellow dyed starling feathers. 



Season. May and June. 



Many years ago, on the Tummel, I found that a " Yellow 

 Wing " was not taken so well as the buff colour to be found 

 on the inside of a fieldfare's wing. 



Fieldfare is a fly of my own dressing, which is worth a 

 trial when the " Yellow Sally " is about. 



