112 FLIES AND FLY FISHING. 



Body : A dirty claret coloured silk. Dyed gut also 

 makes a good body. 



A dull reddish brown hackle. 



Tail : Three long strands of same. 



Wings : Light glossy slip of hen starling's feather. 



12. The Wrentail is the imitation of a small land-bred 

 fly, that comes out in great numbers by the sides of some 

 rivers in April. On windy days trout take this fly very 

 well. 



Hooks, Nos. 11 and 12. 



Body : Hare's face, ribbed with yellow silk. 



Hackle : A wren's tail rather sparely wound on. 



There is a fly very similar to the wrentail, but rather 

 larger, comes out the latter end of July, it is commonly 

 called the frog-hop, but I have never done any good 

 with it. 



13. The Oak Fly, or Downlooker. A land-bred fly, 

 out on warm days in May and June. It is quite a local 

 fly, and where found is only useful in parts of the water 

 overhung with trees. This fly will always kill on ponds 

 containing trout in the May fly season. In Walton's 

 time it seems to have been the most favourite fly with 

 fishermen, and some of the dressings given for it are 

 curious. It is also described as being out in March and 



