Concerning Flies 215 



XV. GRANNOM. 



Body. The light fur from a hare's face or ear, tipped 

 with green silk. 



Hackle. A ginger hen's hackle. 



Wings. Taken from the partridge wing, and made 

 rather full. 



Season. April and May. 



I give the dressing of this fly because it is a favourite 

 well known. I very seldom use it myself. 



XVI. THE RED QUILL. 



Body. Quill dyed in Crawshy's No. 9 dye (see Mr. Hal- 

 ford's work, " Floating Flies, and how to dress them "). 



Tail. Two strands of game-cock's hackle. 



Hackle. Red game-cock's hackle-feather. 



Wings. Starling, but somewhat pale. 



Season. May and June. 



Mr. Walbran's dressing. I found it a favourite at Bad 

 Boll, when fishing the Wutach. 



XVII. AUGUST. BROWN. 



Body. Of brown floss-silk, which must be ribbed dis- 

 tinctly with yellow silk thread. 



Tail Two rabbit's whiskers. 



Hackle. Red hackle stained brown. 



Wings. Feather from a brown hen's wing. 



Season. August and September. 



This is a good September fly in Scotland, and is recom- 

 mended by the authors of "How to catch Trout," by 

 Three Anglers. 



