FLIES FOR MARCH. 55 



No. 4. WATER CRICKET. 



This insect lives upon small flies, &c. whose 

 blood it sucks in a manner similar to that of the 

 land spider. It runs upon the water, and darts 

 upon its prey whilst struggling on the surface, and 

 is one amongst the first insects which the Trout 

 finds there. In the hot summer months it is pro- 

 vided with wings. It may be fished with through- 

 out this month, and the next, on all sorts of days, 

 but principally when the Blue Dun is not very 

 abundant upon the water. 



IMITATION. 



BODY. Orange floss silk, tied on with black 

 silk thread. 



LEGS. Are made best of one of the two longest 

 feathers of a peawit's topping. If 

 this cannot be easily procured, a 

 black cock's hackle will answer the 

 purpose. Either of these must be 

 wound all down the body, and the 

 fibres then snipped off, as far up as is 

 shewn in the figure. 



