68 FLIES FOR APRIL. 



No. 14. GRANNOM. 



This fly comes from a water larva, and is upon 

 the surface at about the same season as the Gravel 

 Bed, (No. 13), and chiefly in the morning and 

 evening. It lasts a little longer. The green tint 

 of its body is derived from the colour of the eggs. 

 It lays these upon the water. There are several 

 varieties, but the figure (14) represents the most 

 common kind, and I have taken many of these 

 flies out of the stomachs of Trout, even in August, 

 which had a green colour at the tail of their 

 bodies, and were as nearly as possible of the same 

 size and general tint as those of April. 



IMITATION. 



BODY. Fur of hare's face left rough, spun on 

 brown silk. A little green floss silk 

 may be worked in at the tail to re- 

 present the bunch of eggs there. 



WINGS. Feather from the partridge's wing, and 

 made very full. 



LEGS. A pale ginger hen's hackle. 



Made buzz with a feather from the back of the 

 partridge's neck, wound upon the above body. 



