78 FLIES FOR APRIL. 



No. 12. THE STONE FLY. 



This fly comes from a water larva. It is heavy 

 in its flight, but uses its legs with extreme 

 activity, and is generally found amongst the 

 stones or close to the sides of the water. I have 

 kept one alive for three weeks, during which 

 time it drank much water. It is in season from 

 the beginning of April until the end of May, and 

 should be used in the rapid parts of streams, 

 and on windy days where the water is rough. 



IMITATION. 



BODY. Fur of hare's ear mixed with yellow 

 worsted or camlet, ribbed over with yellow silk, 

 leaving most yellow at the tail. 



TAIL. A strand or two of a brown mottled 

 partridge feather. 



WINGS. Quill feather from the hen pheasant's 

 wing. 



LEGS. A hackle stained greenish-brown : or a 

 natural dark grizzle. Hook, No. 4 or 5, long. 



KEMARKS. This fly kills best, when used in 

 its natural state, either by dibbing with a short 

 line in still deep water : or by wading up the 

 streams, and throwing carefully with a few yards 

 of line. Used thus, it kills the largest trout from 

 early morning till late at night. 



