FLIES FOR JUNE. 101 



No. 28, a. THE GREEN DRAKE. 



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This fly, proceeding from a water nymph a, 

 lives three or four days as shown ; then the 

 female changes to the Grey Drake (No. 28, 6), 

 and the male to the Black Drake (see p. 103). 

 The Green Drake cannot be said to be in season 

 quite three weeks on an average. Its season 

 depends greatly upon the state of the weather ; 

 and it will be found earlier upon the slowly 

 running parts of the stream (such as mill dams) 

 than on the rapid places* 



IMITATION. 



BODY. The middle part is of pale straw- 

 coloured floss silk, ribbed with silver twist. 

 The extremities are of a brown peacock's herl, 

 tied with light brown silk thread. 



TAIL. Three rabbit's whiskers. 



WINGS AND LEGS. Made buzz from a mottled 

 feather of the mallard, stained a pale greenish 

 yellow. (See Dyes, Chap. II. article 4.) 

 Hook No. 5, 6, or 7, long* 



To make it with wings in their state of rest, 

 part of a feather similarly stained must be used, 

 and a pale brown bittern's hackle, or, in case of 

 need, a partridge feather, must be wrapped round 

 the same body under the wings. 



