62 Trouting-Flies. 



4 Grouse Spider. Here is another favourite, 

 dressed with a mottled feather from the grouse. 

 I know of some anglers who use no other lure 

 than this spider during the whole of the fishing 

 season. 



5. Partridge Spider. Use a small mottled fea- 

 ther from the breast of the partridge, and tie with 

 yellow silk. 



As the season advances the hooks are reduced 

 in size. 



FAVOURITE FLIES OF SOME ANGLEKS. 



In the preceding lists will be found all the flies I 

 use, and the dressing I consider best adapted for 

 each. Of course there are many other flies given 

 by good authorities ; but to enumerate them all 

 would be, as I have already said, an endless task. 

 All I can do here is to give one or two different 

 dressings of flies already described. 



As a fly for May, the body made of down from 

 the hare's ear may be dressed with a variety of 

 wings. In the green-tail, I have used the partridge- 

 wing ; but a good fly may be dressed with the wing 

 of the starling, corn-bunting, jay, woodcock, or 

 teal. 



The sand-fly or gravel-bed fly might be dressed 

 with a small brown and black mottled feather from 



