226 ENGLISH LAKE DISTRICT FISHERIES 



keeping the flies off the bed of the stream, an 

 essential when the waters are dead low. When 

 possible, up-stream fishing will be found the 

 most deadly at night. The angler should take 

 care that the light which will generally be in the 

 northern part of the sky falls on the stream from 

 the opposite bank from which he is fishing. By its 

 aid, together with a little practical, experience, he 

 will find himself able to detect a rising fish almost 

 as readily at night as by day. The large white, 

 brown, and yellow moths found flying about at 

 hay-time often secure the best fish. These should 

 be impaled on a No. 4 or 5 sneck-bend hook. 

 Given a fish rising close to the bank, bob the 

 moth about, when it will generally be taken. 

 This style of fishing is, however, but slow at best ; 

 and although some good fish fall victims to it, 

 it can hardly be recommended. 



SEA-TROUT FLIES 



The flies contained in the subjoined list are 

 standard patterns for the whole of the Lake 

 District : 



1. Wings, from speckled feather of partridge tail ; 

 hackle, black and white ; body, sky blue. 



2. Wings, from brown feather of partridge tail, 

 with body and hackle of same colour. 



3. Wings, from brown woodcock's tail or wing ; 

 hackle, from light yellow to dark brown ; body as 

 hackle. 



4. Wings, from tail feather of grouse ; hackle, 

 black ; body, light yellow. 



5. Wings, dark mallard ; hackle, black ; body, 

 either claret or green. 



