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A bright red cock's hackle. 



Tail : Four long strands of same. 



Wing : Same feather as the red spinner, put on 

 rather long. 



28. The Sky Blue. This little fly comes out on warm 

 evenings in July and August, and is taken very greedily 

 both by trout and grayling ; it should always be dressed 

 winged, not buzz, and used as a leading fly. 



Hooks, Nos. 11 and 12. 



Body: Of the most delicate tinged pale blue fur, 

 ribbed with fine pale blue silk, and two turns of any pale 

 buff hackle. 



Tail : Two long strands of same. 



Wings : A small slip of any very delicate light glossy 

 feather, with a blue tinge. 



29. The Brown Owl. This is a very good evening fly, 

 and comes out, more or less, on most rivers, or some fly 

 very much resembling it, and the imitation below given 

 will kill -fish all over the world. I have often surprised 

 local fishermen by killing with this fly on rivers where 

 they held it as an assured fact that nothing but the very 

 smallest flies would kill. 



The fly itself (a species of moth in appearance) comes 



