88 ON ARTIFICIAL FLIES. 



1 8. BLUE QUILL. 



Wings. Light starling. 



Body. Peacock quill undyed. 



Hackle and Whisk. Pale blue dun. 



Hook, o, oo or ooo. 



For a change, dress with very pale honey dun 

 hackle an old favourite with dry-fly fishermen. 

 It is a winged example of the celebrated Devon- 

 shire " Blue Upright." 



19. BLUE DUN. 



Wings. Light starling, or snipe, for a 



change. 



Body. Pale mole fur, or fur from a water- 

 rat, spun on primrose silk. 

 Hackle and Whisk. Pale blue dun. 

 Hook, o, oo or ooo. 



This well-known pattern is given, although the 

 majority of modern Anglers prefer the variety of 

 the same fly previously given, No. 18, the dis- 

 advantage of dubbing bodies being the difficulty 

 experienced in drying them after being once 

 thoroughly sodden. 



20. AUTUMN DUN. 



Wings. Snipe. 



Body. Heron herl undyed. 



Hackle and Whisk. Palest blue dun. 



Hook, oo or ooo. 



