.THE SO GUN FLY, &C. 



and is the best of ail flies for bobbing at the 

 bush in the natural way, and a good fly for the 

 dab-Si ;te, when made artificially. -The wings 

 are made from a feather out of the wing of a 

 partridge or woodcock, the body with a bittern's 

 feather, and the head with a little of the brown 

 part ot 'hare's fur, The hook, No. 7. 



N. B. Some dub it with black wool and Isa- 

 bella-coloured mohair, and bright brownish 

 bear's hair, warped on with yellow silk, but the 

 head of <ui ash colour; others dub it with an 

 orange tawney and black ground; and others 

 with blackish wool and gold twist; the wings 

 off the brown part of a mallard's feather. 



THE SHORN FLY, 



Comes on about the same time as the Cannort- 

 fly, and continues oa till the latter end of July. 

 They are generally found in mowing grass; it 

 is of the caterpillar kind, has dusky wings of a 

 dark brown colour, with fine clear blue wings 

 under them, which it makes use of in its flight : 

 it is in greatest perfection in June: and for the 

 time that it continues on the water, is a most 

 excellent killer in rivers or brooks. There are 

 three sorts of them ; the one I have described : 

 there is another with a dull redwing: and a 

 third with a dark blue wing, all of which the 

 fish take very well, but the preference must be 

 given to the red sort : it is to be fished with 

 any time of the day, from sun-rise to su'n-set. 

 The wings are made of a red cock's hackle, with 

 a black list up the middle ; the body with a 

 peacock's her!. The hook, No. 6, if for a river ; 



