118 FLIES FOR AUGUST. 



No. 38. THE AUGUST DUN. 



This fly comes from a water nympha, lives two 

 or three days, as shown, then changes to a Red 

 Spinner. It is quite as important a fly for this 

 month as the March Brown is for March. It is 

 in season from the beginning of August to the 

 middle of September. 



IMITATION. 



BODY. Brown floss silk ribbed with yellow 

 silk thread. 



TAIL. Two rabbit's whiskers. 



WINGS. Feather of a brown hen's win;. 



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LEGS. Plain red hackle stained brown. 

 Hook No. 2, short. 



It is made buzz with a grouse feather wound 

 upon the above body. 



The Red Spinner, to which it changes, is very 

 (Similar to that which -the Blue Dun (No. 2) 

 turns to, and is a good fly on a mild evening. 



