48 Trouting-Flies. 



The black blae is dressed with the wing of the 

 hen blackbird and a little down from the back of 

 the water-mouse, or a small black hackle mixed 

 with a little yellow mohair, and tied with black 

 and yellow silk on a No. 1 hook. For the wing, 

 " Ephemera " prefers a tomtit's wing-feather ; Ron- 

 alds, a cormorant's wing, or the breast of the water- 

 hen ; Jackson, a wing of the water-hen : and these 

 may make good imitations, for the wings of the 

 natural insect vary slightly in depth of colour. 



7. The Green-Tail or Grannom. This is one of 

 the numerous species of the caddis-fly. It appears 

 early in May if the weather be warm, and lasts a 

 little longer than the sand-fly. The body has a 

 slight yellowish tinge, the upper part being black- 

 ish, and the segments edged with whitish grey. 

 The wings are shining; the upper pair are pale 

 brown, and the lower are pearly in hue and slightly 

 iridescent. Since the caddis family, both in their 

 larval and winged states, furnish the angler with 

 some of his deadliest lures, a few words on the 

 development of this fly may not be considered out 

 of place. 



As in the case of the stone-flies, the female caddis 

 collects her eggs and carries them about in a cluster 

 at the extremity of the body. The green tint of 

 this cluster gives the popular name to the fly. 

 When about to deposit her eggs, she crawls down 



