FLIES II 



The form of wing specified for the Spinners is 

 recommended to the attention of the reader, as being 

 a most practical form of wing for any winged pattern, 

 wet or dry, where transparency is the primary object. 

 To the writers it seems an improvement on the hackle 

 points now so popular for many flies, as it is free from 

 the objectionable and comparatively thick midrib of 

 the latter and it is a harder wearing dressing than the 

 older form. The development to which such newer 

 form of wing lends itself for other patterns than the 

 Spinners mentioned in the list at pages 24, 26 and 

 30 may be noted, and the field which is open for 

 experiment will be evident to the reader. 



Under the name of each fly, in giving its dressing, 

 the name of the order or family to which the natural 

 insect as represented by the artificial belongs will be 

 found, and opposite page 12 reproductions of typical 

 examples of each of the orders or families of natural 

 insects mentioned will be found, with the exception 

 of the Ant and Green Insect. The latter are so well 

 known as to need no illustration. The beginner 

 will therefore have an idea of the fly he is cop5dng and 

 perhaps be able to identify it at the stream side. It 

 must not be forgotten however that certain patterns 

 represent more than one species of fly. 



It has been the good fortune of the writers to fish 

 on many waters; and while the Winter Brown has 

 often given them the first thrill of the season, and 



