16 PRACTICAL FLY-FISHER. 



No. 9. Cow Dung Fly. 



March and April ; also August and September ; best on windy 

 days. 



Wings. Landrail's quill feather. 



Body. Gossling's down, or buff Berlin wool, or buff herl of 

 Ostrich, yellow silk. 



Legs. Yellow hackle. 



Best on windy days. 



No. 10. Brown Clock or Peacock Ply. 



One of the earliest insects ; taken best on bright frosty mornings, 

 before the browns and bloas have come out. 



Wings. Glossy feather of a Starling's neck, wrapped on a body 

 of Peacock's herl and brown silk. Well taken in bright frosty 

 weather. 



No. 11. Yellow Legged Bloa. 



Good from about the 20th March to the end of April ; particu- 

 larly on cold days in the middle of the latter month. 



Wings. Feather from the inside of Dotteril, or Teal Duck, or 

 the lightest part of Starling's quill. 



Body. Straw-coloured silk waxed with cobbler's wax. 



Legs. Greenish yellow hackle. 



Tail. Two strands of the same. 



No. 12. Water Spaniel. 



One of the earliest insects ; good on bright days in March, April, 

 September, and October. 



Made by Wrapping a Pewit's topping, or Tomtit's (Wren's) tail 

 feather, on a body of orange and lead-coloured silk, snipping part 

 of the fibre off again. 



