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JUNE FLIES. 



10. The Black Mote < This fly comes on the 

 water in June, and lasts till August. It is a very 

 small insect, with black body and dark dun wings. 

 Born of the water, it is found all over the surface 

 on bright sunny days, but disappears in rain or 

 cold. In windy weather the angler may look for 

 it in sheltered situations. 



Dressing: Body Herl of black ostrich-feather. 

 Wings Light side of a feather from the wing of 

 the hen blackbird, tied with black silk on a No. 

 hook. 



When the trout are rising well at this fly, it is 

 useless to have any other imitation on the cast, 

 especially during June and July. The angler 

 should then make up a special cast of the finest 

 gut. 



11. The Yellow Fly, or Green Drake of English 

 authors. This large fly appears on the water about 

 the beginning of June, and continues as long as 

 the May-fly. As in the case of the March brown, 

 its appearance during the season is accelerated by 

 warm weather, and retarded by cold. In its larval 

 condition it is an inhabitant of the muddy banks 

 of rivers, where it burrows for itself a home of 

 safety, in which to pass the two years of its im- 



