TYPICAL INSECTS OF JULY 



to our purpose, yet no doubt they play an impor- 

 tant part in the trout's menu. 



Under the usual normal conditions in July, most 

 flies are on the stream from just after sunrise, while 

 the morning mists yet hide the sun, till about ten 

 or eleven o'clock. Quit fishing then, and resume 

 from six till dusk — by far the best sport of the day, 

 because flies are most plentiful and trout visibly 

 feed on them. 



What I have named the red gnat is the most 

 abundant day fly in any weather during July ; and 

 trout were feeding on it. Also many small flat- 

 wing duns of a similar size were on the rise. So, 

 too, were many tiny drakes and spinners, all in a 

 mixed mass, flying over the water at every turn 

 after sundown. 



No. 1. Golden drake. This I would see sailing 

 majestically along, a large, beautiful, solitary in- 

 sect, flying sometimes low, with a dip, to again rise 

 high over the water. Because of its similar actions 

 the golden drake might be termed the May fly of 

 July, though it is not half so abundant as the other 

 species that appears in May. It is more plentiful 

 after sundown ; and from its very light lemon color 

 I can distinguish it flying after dark, and so I as- 

 sume that it continues in flight throughout the 

 night. 



Though very similar to the green-eye of June, 



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