THE AUGUST DUN AND ' CIXXAMOX. 



dark starling, (over) landrail, dressed as closely to the 

 body as may be. 



AUGUST. Not many new flies come on the water duriug 

 this month. Many of the old ones, however, may be used. 

 The principal fly that makes its appearance is 



The August Dun, August Broivn, &c. (see Plate VII. 

 fig. 10, p. 185). A capital and very general fly, somewhat 

 resembling the March brown, but smaller. Dress it upon 

 a No. 9 or 10 hook. Mr. Ronalds' pattern is pretty good 

 brown floss silk (he should have added ' light ') ribbed 

 with yellow for body ; tail, two rabbit's whiskers (this is 

 :i mistake, rabbit's whiskers are too stiff for this purpose, 

 me stands of the hackle) ; wings, from a brown hen's 

 wing ; legs, red hackle stained brown. Here is Jackson's 

 plan, rather different, but between the two the angler may 

 hit the fly off . Wing from a young partridge's back or 

 bright hen pheasant's quill ( ? wing) or grey goose breast; 

 body, light brown silk, or hare's face (certainly not, it is 

 a smooth-bodied fly), ribbed with pale yellow silk ; grizzled 

 hackle ; tail, three strands of the same. Mr. Ronalds adds 

 that, to dress it buzz, a grouse hackle should be wound on 

 the body. The red spinner, which it changes to, is very 

 like that of the blue dun. 



The Cinnamon (see Plate VII. fig. 16, p. 185). This 

 well-known fly is one more of the Phryganidae, and by 

 no means the worst of them. It is something like the 

 sedge fly, and strongly resembles the sand fly ; it is, how- 

 ever, a size larger, and rather more ruddy. Body of dark 

 barm-coloured silk; legs a light or dirty brown hen's 

 hackle, with a darkish centre; wing any reddish cinna- 

 mon-coloured feather, or yellowish hen landrail or owl, 

 says Jackson ; the yellow-brown hen's wing, says Ronalds. 

 It is a capital fly, particularly for the evening. There is 

 another very large fly of this species which seldom comes 

 out till almost dark, when it may be found running rapidly 



