THE BLUE GNAT, &C. 133 



four-winged fly, of a buff colour, and its body 

 the same colour of its wings : it continues on the 

 water till about the middle of July ; it is bred 

 from the cod-bait, a curious little insect : while 

 in the state of a grub it is greatly to be admired, 

 the outside husk that it lives in, being curiously 

 wrought with gravel or sand : this fly is taken 

 best at the clearing of the water, though I think 

 him a fly worth the least notice of any in the ca- 

 talogue, there being many sorts far preferable to 

 it. The wings are made from a feather taken 

 from a buff-coloured hen; the body is made of 

 buff-coloured mohair, and the legs of a pale yel- 

 low hackle. The hook, No. 6. 



THE BLUE GNAT, 



Comes on the water about the same time as 

 the spinners (vide list, the first under June) and 

 continues on about a fortnight : if the water is 

 low and fine the fishes take them very well, and 

 as long as they remain on the water. The wings 

 of this gnat are made of a small pale blue cock's 

 hackle, and the body with light blue fur, mixed 

 with a little yellow mohair. The hook, No, 8 or 9. 



THE LARGE RED ANT-FLY, 



Comes on about the middle of June, if hot 

 and sultry weather, and continues on until about 

 the 15th or 16th of July appearing mostly in 

 hot, close, gloomy days: it is to be fi-hed with 

 from about eleven o'clock in the forenoon, till 

 about six in the evening ; then make use ot the 

 evening flies described before. The ant-flies, 

 when in perfection, are great killers, and all sorts 



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