LAKE AND RIVER FLIES 221 



streams of the district, and can be fished with 

 success the year round. No cast should be with- 

 out one. Many good anglers fish nothing but this 

 fly one at the top and at the bottom of their 

 cast with a dark fly in the middle, throughout 

 the season. 



Dark Snipe 



Hackle. From outside a jack snipe's wing. 



Body. Dirty yellow, orange and purple silk. 



In the early part of the season this fly dressed 

 with the dirty yellow body will be found to be most 

 destructive. Later on the orange body will be found 

 an excellent fly, especially if the day be inclined to 

 be bright and sunny. The purple bodied fly 

 answers the same purpose, but generally the 

 orange body will be found to be the better of the 

 two. 



Winter Brown (Light Woodcock) 



Hackle. From inside a woodcock's wing. 



Body. Yellow or golden orange silk. 



This is an excellent fly at the commencement of, 

 the season, and no cast is complete without one, 

 especially in the higher parts of the district. It 

 can be fished well into the middle of May. 



Light Brown (Dark Woodcock) 



Hackle. From outside woodcock's wing 

 Body. Golden orange or orange silk. 

 The remarks on the Winter Brown apply equally 

 to this fly. 



