FLIES FOR MAY. 80 



No. 27. ALDER FLY. 



This fly comes from a water nympha. It is 

 earlier on some waters than on others. It lays its 

 eggs upon the leaves of trees which overhang the 

 water, and delights to skim the brook, but it may 

 also be found at some distance from it. It is 

 in season from about the last week in May until 

 the end of June. 



IMITATION. 



BODY. Dark mulberry floss silk, or peacock's 

 herl, tied with black silk. 



WINGS. From a feather of a brown hen's wing. 



LEGS. Dark amber stained hackle, or in case 

 of need a black cock's hackle will 

 answer the purpose tolerably well. 



To make it buzz, a dark dun hackle tinged 

 brown may be wound upon the above body. 



