134 ROD AND RIVER 



Personally, I prefer this latter fly dressed rather 

 small than over-large. If tackle-makers would 

 but put a little less dressing in their trout-flies, 

 and a little more in their salmon-flies, I am of 

 opinion that fishermen generally would be the 

 gainers. 



The dressing of the great red spinner will 

 be given elsewhere with that of the red spinners. 

 Those for the March brown are as follows : 



MALE FLY (RONALDS). 



Body : Fur off hare's face, ribbed with olive silk, 



and tied with brown silk 

 Tails : Two strands of a partridge-feather. 

 Wings : Quill feather from the middle of a hen 



pheasant's wing, which may be found of the 



exact shade. 

 Legs : A brown mottled feather from the back of 



a partridge. 



Hook 2, 3, or 4 (long). 



I conclude that the feather from which the tails 

 are to be taken is a brown partridge hackle. 



FEMALE FLY. 



Body : Pale olive-green silk, ribbed with fine gold 



twist. 

 Legs: A honey dun hackle that is less bright 



than a golden dun. 



