THE FLY FISHER'S GUIDE. 



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not an aquatic insect, being most commonly 

 found amongst the excrement of animals, it is 

 nevertheless a favourite of the trout ; and when 

 high winds have blown these flies upon the water, 

 the angler may calculate upon good diversion, if 

 he make trial of them. 



They appear in March, and will raise fish until 

 September. The body is made of yellow camlet 

 or mohair, mixed with a little brown bear's fur, 

 which gives the whole a dusky appearance ; the 

 feather from the wing of the landrail for wings ; 

 and a ginger hackle for legs. The wings are to 

 be dressed flat on the back, and the body made 

 full. 



No. 12. The Yellow Dun is a beautiful insect, 

 and is to be used in the morning and evening, 

 during the months of April and May, and again 

 in September. If martin's fur cannot be pro- 

 cured, the body is made of yellow yarn unravelled, 

 and mixed with a little pale ash-coloured fur, 

 which may be had from a cub fox, near the tail ; 

 the wings from the under part of a snipe's wing, 



