26 PRACTICAL FLY-FISHER. 



PLIES FOR JULY. 



NO. 42. JUMPERS. 



These are the small flies that settle upon you while hay-making : 

 they occasionally take the water, and are then greedily taken by fishes. 



One is imitated by wrapping a Tom Tit's tail feather 

 on a body of yellow silk. The other, by a Golden Plo- 

 ver's hackle on a body of yellow silk. 



NO. 43. LITTLE OLIVE BLOA. 

 Wings. Feather of Starling's quill ; dyed in onion 

 dye. 



Body. Lead coloured silk, ribbed with yellow, 

 Legs. Dun hackle, stained same as wings. 

 Tail. Two small Rabbit's whiskers. 



This fly turns to a Eed Spinner, made with red wings, tail, and 

 legs. Body, brown silk ribbed with yellow ; taken in the evening. 



NO. 44. BLACK ANT. 



Wings. Feather of a Bluecap's tail. 

 Body. Black Ostrich herl, dressed small in the 

 middle. 



Legs. Brown hackle. 



NO. 45. RED ANT. 

 Wings. Sparrow or Lark's quill. 

 Body. Herl of Cock Pheasant's tail. 

 Legs. Eed hackle. 



NO. 46. LITTLE BLUE BLOA. 

 Wings. Bulfinch's tail feather. 

 Body. Dark blue silk. 

 Legs. Dark blue, or black hackle. 

 Tail. Two strands of blue hackle. 



