FLIES 



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the more gaily decorated artificial fly is greedily 

 snapped up by big fish. 



An interesting and unique fly was being wielded 

 recently by a fellow angler and with considerable 

 success. It consisted of an imitation beetle with two 

 red glass eyes, and it certainly was conceivable that 

 the red glint of the eye would prove an irresistible 

 attraction to the fish. A black hackled variety was 

 used by Mr. Bruce Ismay on the Irish lakes with 

 success. Imitation grubs, caterpillars, nymphs and 

 aquatic beetles may all be used, especially when trout 

 are not rising on the surface. 



TROUT FLIES, FOR WET AND DRY FLY FISHING. 



Flies for the various months may be grouped in 

 the following order : 



FEBRUARY AND MARCH. 



Red Fly or Febru- 

 ary Red. 

 March Brown. 

 Greenwell's Glory. 

 Light Bumble. 

 Gold-Ribbed Hare's 



Ear. 



Pale Olive. 

 Coch-y-bondhu. 

 Blue Dun. 

 Cockwinged Dun. 



JUNE. 



Turkey Brown. 



Alder. 



Black Midge. 



Red Palmer. 



Little Dark Spinner. 



Pale Evening Dun. 



Dark Mackerel. 



Midge. 



Little Chap. 



APRIL. 



Needle Fly. 

 Blue Upright. 

 Sand Fly. 

 Jenny Spinner. 

 Cowdung. 

 Grannom. 

 Yellow Dun of 



April. 

 Red Spinner. 



MAY. 



Coachman. 

 Olive Dun. 

 Willow Fly. 

 Golden Earwig. 

 Yellow Dun of May. 

 Black Gnat. 

 Golden Dun Midge. 

 Iron Blue. 



