46 FLY-FISHING. 



silk of a lighter shade (the body underneath the chest 

 should have a little orange worsted) . Legs : long- 

 fibred black cock's hackle. Wings : brown pheasant. 

 (Good on a rough day). 



Green-tail. Tail : one turn of green floss silk. 

 Body : mole's fur. Legs : brown ginger hackle. 

 Wings: woodcock. 



MAY, 



Same as last month, and: 



Smoky Dun. Ta*/: two strands of cock's hackle 

 stained light smoke-colour. Body : olive worsted 

 picked from an old carpet, ribbed with silk of a lighter 

 shade. Legs : cock's hackle stained light smoke-co- 

 lour, or blue Welch hackle. Wings : smoke-coloured 

 feather from the back and shoulders of sea crow. 



Great Red Spinner. 



Alder Fly. (To be made large). Body : pea- 

 cock's harl. Legs: black hackle. Wings: brown 

 feather from silver pheasant's wing. 



Brown Fly.- Tail: two strands of red cock's 

 hackle. Body: dark brown silk. Legs: red hackle. 

 Wings : starling. (Very good). 



