DESCRIPTION OF FLIES. 21 



6. Silk as In the hackle-fly ; wings, feather from the 

 woodcock's wing, with a brown hackle under the wings 

 hook No. 2. 



APRIL. 



ALL the flies of the other month, together with the 

 following : 



1 SMALL SPRING DUN. 



2 SPRING BLACK. 



3 BROWN PARTRIDGE. 



4 GREEN TAIL. 



HACKLED FLIES, 



1. Dubbing, blue rabbit fur, lapt sparingly on prim- 

 rose or sulphur-coloured silk ; wing, feather from under 

 the wing of a young moor-cock hook No. 1. 



2, Body made with dark red silk ; wings, feather 

 from the back of a starling hook No. 1. This fly con- 

 tinues till the end of May, 



3. Dubbing, snuff coloured wool, whipt with bright 

 brown silk ; wings, feather from the back of a partridge 

 hook No. 1. 



4. Dubbing, from a hare's face, whipt with ash co- 

 loured silk ; wings, feather from under the woodcock's 

 w ing hook No. 1. You may fish with this from sunrise 

 till noon if the weather be warm, and the day a bright one, 

 and from four in the afternoon till sunset. 

 WINGED FLIES. 



1. Dubbing and silk the same as in the hackle fly; 

 wings, feather from the starling's wing, and pale buff 

 hackle under wing. 



3. -Dubbing and silk as in the hackle fly; wings, feather 



