FLIES FOR MARCH. 65 



No. 3. THE RED SPINNER. 



This is the name given to the Blue Dun, after 

 it has cast off its olive dun coat. It now appears 

 of a bright red brown, and its wings, which were 

 before rather opaque, are transparent. It lives 

 four or five days. It sports in the sunshine, 

 and will be more successfully used in warm than 

 cold weather ; but when the sun becomes too 

 powerful, this delicate insect seems to be disabled 

 from continuing abroad in the middle of the day, 

 and is to be considered more as an evening fly. 

 Several of the other Spinners (or Ephemeridae 

 in the perfect imago state) resemble it so nearly, 

 that it may be kept as a model ; the tint only 

 varying, as will be subsequently shown. This 

 is a difficult fly, for the beginner. 



IMITATION. 



BODY. Thin, of bright brown silk, ribbed 

 with fine gold twist. 



TAIL. Two whisks of a red cock's hackle. 



WINGS. Upright, from a mottled grey feather 

 of the mallard, stained to match the colour of 

 the natural wings. 



LEGS. Plain red cock's hackle. Hook, No. 2, 

 Grayling. 



REMARKS. Some of the best Derbyshire 



