TYPICAL INSECTS OF JULY 



a pale blue, spotted in black. This is another of 

 the small-sized drakes seen only after sunset. 



Xo. 5, Little orange drake. Like many other 

 small specimens, it is very plentiful. Though quite 

 small, its bright color and yellow under body make 

 it conspicuous. 



No. 6. Olive drake. The thorax of this little 

 insect, and the top of its tail and wisks are a dark 

 olive color. This also is an evening fly; and com- 

 pletes a round half-dozen selected very carefully 

 from thirteen species, more or less alike in size, 

 color, and shape, yet different in one or more fea- 

 tures. 



As before stated, these drakes are all evening 

 flies except on dark or rainy days. This does not 

 mean that the artificial must not be tried. I think 

 it quite possible that, late in the season, it is an ex- 

 cellent plan to try some of the best evening flies in 

 the daytime. I have succeeded on numerous occa- 

 sions to rouse up a fish from its noonday rest by a 

 tempting evening fly. 



Nos. 7 and 8. Orange stone and brown stone. 

 These are two stone-flies, slightly different from 

 those seen in previous months ; but the under bodies 

 are so much alike as to render the little difference in 

 shape not important enough to make an artificial 

 copy. It will be noticed that the brown stone is 

 considerably larger in size than others seen before. 

 In August they are larger still. 



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