10 BROOK AND RIVER TROUTING 



more shades. For instance, the dubbing for the 

 Winter Brown is a mixture of brown and maroon 

 wool, while the dubbing for the Green Insect is a 

 mixture of green and yellow wool. 



The silks forming the heads of the various flies are 

 of the same shade as the respective silks used for the 

 bodies unless otherwise stated ; and it should be borne 

 in mind that the flies, particularly the hackle patterns, 

 must be dressed lightly, if one of the most distinctive 

 features of the North Country patterns is to be 

 preserved. In copying from Nature let the imitation 

 err on the small side if anything. 



No attempt has been made to reproduce in the 

 coloured plates either gold or silver wire or tinsel. 



When the river is " coloured," flies dressed a size 

 larger than those employed under normal conditions 

 can be used with advantage. 



Although the seasons for the various flies are given, 

 they are approximate only, as districts frequently 

 vary one from another, and the lateness or otherwise 

 of a season naturally has an effect on the hatch, just 

 as it has on the roses in gardens. Often the March 

 Brown can be seen in the latter part of May, and 

 sometimes a particular fly, for no apparent reason, 

 will remain on the water for a longer time than usual. 

 The necessity of careful observation cannot therefore 

 be too strongly impressed, as observation will teach far 

 more than all the books that were ever written. 



