FLIES FOR AUGUST. 



No. 39. ORANGE FLY. 



This is one of the best flies that can be used 

 both for Trout and Grayling. There are a great 

 many varieties, some larger, some smaller than the 

 representation. It may be used all day. Al- 

 though discovered alive with difficulty, it is found 

 abundant in the stomachs of the fish . It is fur- 

 nished with an apparatus called the sting, used 

 for the purpose of piercing the skin of caterpillars, 

 in which it deposits its eggs, the grub from which 

 grows in, and ultimately kills the insect in which 

 it was hatched. 



IMITATION. 



BODY. Orange floss silk tied on with black 



silk thread. 

 WINGS. Dark part of the starling's wing, or 



feather of a hen blackbird. 

 LEGS. A very dark furnace hackle. 



