MR. HALFORD'S DRESSINGS 145 



Mr. Hal ford states that he considers this fly to 

 be the best imitation of the natural olive extant. 



OLIVE BADGER (HALFORD). 



Hackle : Badger cock. 



Body : Peacock's quill dyed in No. 2, with flat 



gold tag. 

 Tails : Pale-cream colour. 



This is the dressing of the olive spinner. 



HACKLE OLIVE QUILL (lIALFORD). 



Hackle : Pale silvery dun cock. 

 Body : Peacock quill dyed in No. 8. 

 Tails : White cock's head hackle dyed in No. 2. 



Hook o or oo. 



Should the reader be desirous of making his 

 own flies, he cannot do better than follow the 

 directions given in Mr. Halford's work, ' Floating 

 Flies, and How to Dress Them.' Indeed, he 

 would not be able to follow the dressings which I 

 have extracted from the latter without its assist- 

 ance. The patterns which I have taken there- 

 from are given rather as a guide to him when 

 purchasing. 



THE YELLOW DUN (EPHEMERA). 

 The body of the yellow dun is generally repre- 

 sented by means of silk, but it must be borne in 

 mind that many of the materials used in the 



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