THE BEST TROUT INSECTS FOR JUNE 



weeks of June, in 1913, 1914, and 1915, had three 

 different weather conditions: hot, rain and wind, 

 and frost and cold. It is these unfavorable condi- 

 tions which I wish to overcome, as far as it is possi- 

 ble, by means of a better method in offering the 

 flies and making them more true to the natural in- 

 sect. Under normal conditions the pleasures of 

 angling in June are greater than in May — though 

 the basket may not be so full of fish. Nature is 

 fully clothed, the mountain air is warm but crisp, 

 and a thousand delights meet the eye at eveiy turn 

 — wild strawberries spatter the greensward with 

 red, blossoms are everywhere, and tender are the 

 young green leaves. The smaller trout ascend the 

 brooks, and the big ones have the river to them- 

 selves, stately gliding from place to place, selecting 

 for their lunch just what they choose. They get 

 drowsy in the sultry afternoons; but at sunset, 

 when in the fading light the river is alive with every 

 kind of fly, they rise up, tempted by the feast, and 

 gorge and gorge throughout the night. 



Nos. 1 and 2. Female and male green-eye. 

 These are the largest and most beautiful drakes of 

 the month; in fact, of any month in the season. 

 The female is heavier in the body and more highly 

 colored than the male. Both sexes were caught the 

 same evening, June 8th. In both, the wings are 

 exactly like those of the green drake, a soft yellow- 

 green. Both have large, brilliant green eyes, and 



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