ARTIFICIAL FLY-FISHING. 2Q 



Glory, dressed from the hen blackbird; 

 dark snipe and purple body, light snipe 

 and yellow body, and grey partridge breast 

 and yellow body generally answer well for 

 the opening stages of the season. 



I strongly recommend these flies dressed 

 in spider fashion and worked with small 

 patterns when the waters are clear and at 

 their normal volume ; but after a flood, or 

 with plenty of fresh water running, a larger 

 sized fly is preferable. In all cases the 

 size of fly should be regulated according 

 to the size and state of the river. After 

 floods, when the water has assumed a black 

 colour, trout usually rise freely to the fly, 

 and under these conditions are easily 

 approached. 



Other flies that appear later are Starling 

 with yellow body; and Grouse with brown, 

 dark red, or orange body sometimes kills 

 well in spring and autumn. Blue dun and 

 iron blue dun work well in April and May, 

 and are great favourites in cold weather. 



