THE CLASSES. 10 



Early Spinner .... Page 14 



Gravel (Spider Fly) .... 14 



Heron 20 



Spinner ...... 28 



Black (Gnat) 35 



Spotted 49 



Little Spotted 49 



Grey 50 



Black and Yellow .... 57 



Black 57 



Blue (Gnat) 57 



Late Black (Gnat) 73 



5TH. HOUSE FLY. The flies of this class resemble the 

 house fly in having large heads, thick shoulders and body, 

 which is about half the length of the fly, with a pair of 

 clear oblong wings which lie flat or horizontal, and point 

 more or less from the body. They are principally bred on 

 land, but being exceedingly numerous, many fall casually 

 on the water and are taken by the fish. 



Lion Fly (Cowdung) . . . Page .21 



Black (or Midge) 24 



House - . . 25 



Bluebottle 26 



Bee or Bank ...... 32 



Hawthorn ...... 37 



Oak (Woodcock or Downlooker) . . 48 



GTH. BEETLE. The outer parts of the beetle are hard 

 and shelly, and the shoulders are united to the body by a 

 flexible joint which enables them to turn and steer ; the 

 fore legs are attached to the shoulder, and the other four 

 to the shelly breast plate. They have two pairs of wings, 

 the upper ones hard, which stand close to the shoulder 

 plate, and fold over a pair of soft ones and the upper parts 

 of the body. They are of an oblong or oval shape, more 

 or less flattened. Many of them are bred in the water, and 

 are very natural food for fish ; and are a very numerous 

 class. Jhe colors and sizes of the following species are 

 very attractive, and suitable for imitations for the small 

 flyfisher. 



