18 PRACTICAL FLY-FISHER. 



NO. 15. YELLOW MIDGE. 



Wings. Lightest part of a Throstle's quill feather. 

 Body. Pale yellow silk ribbed with orange. 

 Legs. Yellow hackle, or head the fly with down 

 from the root end of a feather. 



NO. 16. GEE AT SPINNER. 



Wings. Dark part of a Starling's quill feather. 

 Body. Brown silk, ribbed with gold tinsel. 

 Legs. Red hackle. 

 Tail. Three strands of the same. 



N.B. The Jay's quill is more transparent. 



NO. 17. BLACK MIDGE. 



Wings. Starling's quill feather. 



Body. Black silk, or black Ostrich herl. 



Legs. Black hackle. 



Make three or four, vary the size and colour a little, and fish them 

 all together ; as when this fly is on, fish rarely rise at any other. 



NO. 18. SPIDER LEGS. 



Wings. Rusty coloured feather from a Fieldfare's 

 back. 



Body. Lead coloured silk. 

 Legs. Dark grizzled hackle. 



