20 THROWING THE FLY. 



scription do not have it too large. It is astonish- 

 ing how many pounds of trout will pack in a small 

 basket ; and salmon are always worth carrying by 

 hand. 



Trout-flies are, to some extent, like salmon-flies, 

 local ; but there are certain " standard " flies, with 

 which, in two sizes, every angler's fishing-book 

 should be furnished. These are the blue dun, the 

 hare's ear, the March brpwn, the Marlow buzz 

 (Welsh cock-y-bondhu), the black gnat, and the 

 palmers, black, brown, and red. 



Flies are assumed to represent not only the in- 

 sects so called, but also beetles, and caterpillars. 

 The latter are known as palmers why, I cannot 

 say, excepting, perhaps, that they are both 

 "crawling beggars" Beetles, of which the " Welsh 

 button " is one of the most killing, are generally 

 used on hot days. The winged flies are best on a 

 windy day, when they may be assumed to have 

 been blown into the water. Flies tied without 

 wings are called " buzz/' and are supposed to re- 

 present the drowned insect. Duns are the imma- 

 ture, spinners the perfect insect. 



Throwing the Fly. Reading and writing, Dog- 

 berry says, come by nature, and in the main Dog- 

 berry was right. No written or oral instruction can 

 make a horseman, a sportsman, or a fisherman. 



