60 FLIES FOR MAKCII. 



No. 8. MARCH BROWN. 



The pupa or nympha of this fly seems to 

 require a warmer day to enable it to rise to the 

 surface of the water, and to change to a fly, than 

 is required for the similar rise and metamorphosis 

 of the Blue Dun's nympha (No. 2) ; the fly lives 

 three days in the state represented in the figure, 

 then changes into the Great Red Spinner, (see fig. 

 9). The male has a chocolate hue, and the female 

 a green brown ; it generally appears in great num- 

 bers upon the streams, where it is found towards 

 the latter end of March, and is very eagerly de- 

 voured by the Trout. It continues in season until 

 May ; and although it may occasionally be found 

 later, I do not recommend the use of it after that 

 time. 



IMITATION. 



BODY. Fur of the hare's face ribbed over with 

 olive silk, and tied with brown. 



TAIL. Two stands of a partridge feather. 



WINGS. Feather of the pheasant's wing, which 

 may be found of the exact shade. 



LEGS. A feather from the back of a par- 

 tridge. 



