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dant, and is a good fly for both trout and grayling. 

 Dressing : Starling-wing, and the light down from 

 the inside of the hare's ear mixed with a little 

 yellow wool for the body, or a small yellow hackle, 

 tied with yellow silk on a No. 1 hook. A favour- 

 ite fly in August and September on a black water 

 is dressed thus : Orange-coloured feathers from the 

 wing of the thrush two feathers being necessary 

 to form the wing ; black hackle and a No. 2 hook. 

 Tie with black silk. 



GLOAMIN' OR EVENING FLIES. 



During the months of June and July capital 

 sport is sometimes obtained on warm evenings 

 at dusk. Several species of the yellow and the blue 

 duns come on the water at that time, and in their 

 artificial forms often prove very deadly. The follow- 

 ing are most effective : 



1. The Evening Blue Dun. Dressed with star- 

 ling-wing and black hackle tied with yellow silk 

 on a No. 2 hook. 



2. The Gloamin' Red Hackle. This is the " pale 

 evening dun " of Konalds, but the representation 

 of it in that authority is somewhat faulty. Dress 

 thus : Light starling- wing with a light ginger-col- 

 oured cock's hackle, tied with yellow silk. Hook 

 No. 2. 



