THE YELLOW DUN 147 



The spinner is of rather a lighter and yellower- 

 brown than that of the blue dun. It is of about 

 the same size as the spinner of the latter, and 

 lives some nine days. It should be used on warm 

 evenings. The materials used to represent this 

 spinner are somewhat similar to those for the 

 red spinner, but rather lighter in shade. 



He further states that a cock's hackle is to be 

 preferred for grayling, and that from a hen for trout, 

 when it is dressed buzz ; the body being ribbed 

 with unwaxed yellow silk, as for the yellow dun. 



When the feathers of a dotterel are used, it is 

 called the ' dotterel dun,' and is a far-famed fly. 



The buzz dressings will be found most suitable 

 for use with a wet fly. 



Francis gives this dressing of the yellow dun : 



Wings : Medium starling. 



Body : Yellow silk. 



Hackle : Medium honey dun. 



He states that this pattern may be varied to the 

 palest colour by the use of silk, and dun hackles 

 from the pale-blue feathers of the sea-swallow or 

 rosy tern. 



' WHITCHURCH ' (HALFORD). 



Wings : Pale starling. 



Body : Primrose floss silk. 



Hackle and legs : Pale sandy ginger. 



Hook o, oo or ooo. 

 (Messrs. Eaton and Deller's pattern.) 



