THE FLY FISHER'S GUIDE. 109 



PLATE VII. 



No. 25 is a brown winged fly, which is fre- 

 quently seen during the months of June, July, 

 and August. The body is of dark blue fur, mixed 

 with a portion of black sheep's wool ; the wings 

 from the brown feather of a grouse ; and a dark 

 cock's hackle for legs. It is a good fly in still 

 water, where it playfully skims the surface, some- 

 what in the manner of the harry long-legs. 



No. 26. The Brown Dun. The form of this 

 fly resembles the blue dun, but it is rather less 

 in size. The body is made of otter's fur, mixed 

 with lemon- coloured mohair ; a ginger hackle for 

 legs ; and the wings from a fieldfare. This, as 

 well as all the dun flies of the same form, is a 

 great favourite of the trout, and is taken princi- 

 pally in the evening, towards the approach of 

 dusk. 



No. 27. The Green Drake or May Fly is one 

 of the most beautiful of our English insects, and 



