THK BROWN MOTH MIDGES. 



hackle; and wings, either a couple of slips of white goose 

 feather, or a bit of the soft under-wing of the grey owl. 

 Small size : dress on a No. 8 hook, body as before ; legs, 

 a light ginger hackle ; two feathers from about the eye of 

 the grey owl make the prettiest wing in default, how- 

 over, use goose. I have seen these small moths taken by 

 .the trout in the daytime, and I once saw a trout chase 

 one that was fluttering some inches above the water for 

 several yards, and end by throwing himself out of the 

 water and catching it in the air. 



The Brown Moth. Body, yellowish brown crewel; 

 wings, speckled brown owl ; legs, light brown hackle. 



There are many other moths, of course, which get upon 

 the water in the evening, but these are the best and most 

 likely ones to take fiah with. 



About the end of June, or beginning of July, various 

 midges come upon the water, and on them, early on fine 

 warm evenings, the trout are wont to feed ravenously. 

 They are so difficult to imitate, however, as to be nearly 

 impracticable. A very favourite one is 



The Green Midge, a very delicate little insect. It 

 should be dressed only on the finest possible hooks and 

 gut, with a small floss silk body of a delicate apple-green 

 colour, the wings and legs being dressed buzz, with a very 

 fine soft pale silvery blue hen's hackle. 



The Blue Midge should be dressed like the green midge, 

 ^ave that the body should be of a pale slate hue. It is a 

 useful afternoon fly. 



Several duns find their way to the surface during this 

 month. I think they are but repetitions, or, at any rate, 

 very near relations, of earlier flies, as they very closely 

 resemble them. 



The Ashy Dun is a lightish blue dun, a size or two 

 smaller than the original blue dun. Body, silvery grey, 



