84 DRY-FLY FISHING 



fortunate as to reside on the banks of a river ; but 

 should we ever encounter the hordes of the Greentail 

 we shall proceed up or down stream away from the 

 vicinity of trees to places where only stragglers are 

 likely to penetrate. 



There still remain the Perlidce or stone-flies. With 

 the exception of the Stone-fly itself, Perla maxima, 

 which few would trouble to imitate when the natural 

 flies are so easily available as a bait, the members of 

 this order are not worthy of more than passing 

 notice. We have seen Yellow Sally, Needle-Brown, 

 etc., many and many a time, but only on one occasion 

 did they excite the trout to activity. That was on 

 the Endrick in early October, when the Browns 

 were so numerous as to annoy the angler by their 

 selection of a resting-place. The trout were taking 

 them down quietly and steadily, and had we not 

 been provided only with rod and tackle suitable 

 for bigger game, we should have been pleased to try 

 the effect of a hackled pattern. Anglers who fish 

 the Endrick frequently would probably find a copy 

 of this fly a valuable addition to their stock. 



The Green Drake or May-fly of the English angler, 

 which would be accorded first place in many lists, 

 is not included among our indispensable dry-flies 

 for the very sufficient reason that its occurrence in 

 Scotland is confined to a few waters. No one can 

 fail to recognise at first glance the large, handsome 

 fly which arouses so much enthusiasm across the 

 Border, but we have never heard of any district on 

 this side where the fly, natural or artificial, is seriously 

 used. 



Our list may be considered somewhat meagre, 

 but in actual practice it will generally prove exten- 



