56 ANGLING FOR GAME FISH. 



From middle of April to end of June (for a change, thoTigt all 

 tlie flies on tlie previous cast may be fi.slied until the end of 

 June, except, perhaps, the Waterhen) — March Brown;* Snipe 

 Bloaf (always useful); Iron-blue Dun ;t and Orange Partridge. § 



From end or middle of June onwards — Brown Owl (tail fly) ; |I 

 Poult Bloa;^ Knotted Midge;** Yellow-legs (Yellow Dun).tt 



In September, the first cast may be used, varying it, if 

 occasion arises, with a Dark Needle, Fog Black (see page 98), 

 or Brown Owl. 



Mr. Walbran sends me beautifully tied specimens of sixteen 

 flies, most of which come in Mr. Pritt's list. The additional 

 flies he mentions are: The Spanish Needle (summer and 

 autumn), Winter Brown (spring and autumn), Dark Snipe and 

 Orange (spring and autumn), Blue Partridge (April and May), 

 Bracken Clock (summer). Stone Midge (summer), Fog Black 

 (summer and autumn), August Dun, Grey Midge (summer), 

 and Apple-green Dun (autumn). The Fog Black must be 

 dressed from the feather of a bullfinch. Coloured illustrations 

 of all these flies will be found in "North Country Flies," a 

 work which every fly-fisher should have — except, of course, 

 those who devote themselves solely to the diy fly. In Fig. 

 40 are engravings of a few of these flies, which will serve to 

 indicate their size and form to the amateur fly-dresser. Mr. 

 Walbran's special favourites are the Waterhen Bloa, Dark 



* Wings, from the tail of a partridge. Body, pale orange silk, dubbed with a 

 little hare's ear and yellow mohair, mixed ; ribbed over with a little yellow silk. 

 Tail, forked with two strands from a partridge's tail. Legs, from the back of a 

 partridge. 



t Wings hackled with a feather from inside of a jack snipe's wing. Body, straw- 

 coloured silk. 



J Wings, from a waterhen. Body, orange and purple silk, twisted, dubbed with 

 down from a water-rat. Head, orange. Legs, from a coot. 



§ Win^s hackled with well-dappled feather from a partridge's back. Body, 

 orange silk. 



I! Hackled with a reddish feather from the outside of a brown owl's wing. Body, 

 orange silk. Head, peacock harl. 



^ Wings, hackled with feather from under young grouse-wing. Body, light 

 yellow silk. 



** Wings, hackled with feather from back of swift or martin, or from the 

 shoulder of a pewit's wing. Body, ash-coloured silk, dubbed with heron's harl. 

 Head, magpie harl. 



tt Wings, from young starling's quill-feather. Body, yellow silk, waxed well so as 

 to make it nearly olive. Legs, ginger hackle from a Cochin China hen's neck. 

 Tail, two strands of same. 



