SIX BEST FLIES FOR EACH MONTH 



ning. It should be played at the surface in all 

 places where trout are likely to be located. 



The male and female (with egg-sack) shad-fly 

 can be fished at the surface under any conditions 

 throughout the entire month. When the rise ap- 

 pears thick, attach both male and female to the 

 leader and cast them to the rising fish. The shad- 

 fly is far superior to any other May fly. 



JUNE 



For the month of June I find a selection of ten 

 will hardly suffice to do justice to so many beauti- 

 ful examples. Out of forty-seven different species 

 of drakes captured, I pictured thirteen ; and now to 

 sift them down to six is a difficult thing to do when 

 each one has some unique feature of value peculiar 

 to itself. June is the drake and spinner month; 

 duns and other flat-wing flies suitable for imitation 

 are comparatively rare. 



For the purpose of variety I select Nos. 1, 2, 4, 

 5, 9, and 11 of the drakes; and Nos. 14, 16, 19, and 

 20 to represent the best of the other species. 



The male and female green-eye furnish an ex- 

 cellent lure for warm evenings and afternoons of 

 the first three weeks of the month. They should 

 be fished floating on rough water, or swiftly but 

 lightly moved over placid water. 



No. 4 is good at all times; best at evenings just 

 before dark. 



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