THE FLY FISHER'S GUIDE. 105 



PLATE VI. 



No. 17. The Granam or Green Tail is to be 

 found on the water at the same time of the year 

 as the spider fly, and is used with success early 

 in the morning and late in the evening, whilst it 

 is in season, which is rarely for a longer period 

 than ten days. It is also a delicate fly, and not 

 often out on cold days. It derives the name of 

 u green tail" from a bunch of eggs of a green 

 colour, which drop on the water at the moment 

 of the fly's touching that element. The wings 

 lie flat on the back, and are made of the shaded 

 feather from the wing of a partridge or hen phea- 

 sant ; the body of dark fur from the hare's ear, 

 mixed with a little blue fur ; and for the tail the 

 green harl from the eye of a peacock's tail is the 

 most showy material, although a small quantity 

 of bright green wax (about the size of a pin's 

 head) attached to the hook, is the best represen- 

 tation of nature ; a yellow grizzled hackle should 

 be used for the legs ; or it may be dressed as a 



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