106 FLIES AND FLY FISHING. 



No. 8 is a good general size. 



It is a great, although general mistake, to tie this fly 

 too small, besides being a bad imitation of the original. 

 Tied on a No. 8 hook, this fly will kill on rivers where 

 only the very smallest flies are generally used. 



Body : Brick coloured red pigswool, tied roughly. 



Eed hackle. 



Wing : A light mottled slip of hen pheasant's wing. 



The wing of this fly is often imitated with a speckled 

 black and white feather, this is not at all correct, as an 

 imitation of the actual fly, but on large rivers it will often 

 kill as a general fly. 



3. The Cowdung is a land-bred fly, and like all others of 

 that kind, is only useful on a windy day. It is to be 

 found by the sides of nearly, if not quite, all the rivers in 

 England, wherever there are any cattle in the meadows. 

 It is useful on boisterous days in spring, it can also be 

 used for fishing close to the sides in high waters, it should 

 always be used as a stretcher fly. 



Hooks, Nos. 8 and 9. 



It sometimes kills when tied on a No. 10 hook, but the 

 larger sizes are generally best, on account of the weather 

 or water in which it is used. 



Body : Yellowish orange mohair, tied fat and rough. 



