146 ROD AND RIVER 



manufacture of artificial flies present a very 

 different appearance when wet to that when dry. 

 There are so many different dressings of this fly 

 that it is a matter of difficulty to make selection. 

 The natural fly rarely comes on the water before 

 June, and then only in warm weather. It is a fly 

 of less importance to the angler than many others. 

 My own experience goes to prove that since it 

 is required only occasionally, it might be almost 

 dispensed with. Aldam's Indian yellow is, 

 however, an excellent grayling fly for use during 

 August and September. The dressings given 

 below are all shades of the yellcw T dun. 



Ronalds states that the yellow dun lives for 

 some three days before casting its skin ; that it is 

 generally on the water between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., 

 and that it is one of our be^t flies. He thus 

 dresses it : 



Body : Yellow mohair mixed with a little pale- 

 blue mouse's fur, or yellow silk thread waxed, 

 and with the smallest quantity of blue rabbit's 

 fur spun upon it, and ribbed with yellow silk. 



Wings : Upright, from the lightest part of a young 

 starling's quill feather. 



Legs : A light-yellow dun hackle. 



Hook 2 (graylings). 



To dress it buzz, he uses a lighter dun hackle ; 

 in either case the body is made delicately with 

 primrose silk. 



