298 THE COMPLETE ANGLER. 



night, is taken a fly, called the OWL-FLY, the dubbing of a 

 white weasel's tail, and a white grey wing.* 



2. We have then another dun, called the BARM-FLY, from 

 its yeasty colour, the dubbing of the fur of a yellow-dun cat, 

 and a grey wing of a mallard's feather. 



3. We have also a HACKLE with a purple body, whipt about 

 with a red capon's feather. 



4. As also a GOLD-TWIST HACKLE, with a purple body, 

 whipt about with a red capon's feather. 



5. To these we have this month a FLESH-FLY, the dub- 

 bing of a black spaniel's fur, and blue wool mixed, and a 

 grey wing. 



6. Also another little flesh-fly, the body made of the whirl 

 of a peacock's feather, and the wings of the grey feather of a 

 drake. 



7. We have then the PEACOCK-FLY, the body and wing 

 both made of the feather of that bird. 



8. There is also the flying-ant or ANT-FLY, the dubbing of 

 brown and red camlet mixed, with a light grey wing. 



9. We have likewise a BROWN GNAT, with a very slender 

 body of brown and violet camlet well mixed, and a light 

 grey wing. 



10. And another little BLACK GNAT, the dubbing of black 

 mohair, and a white grey wing. 



11. As also a GREEN GRASSHOPPER, the dubbing of green 

 and yellow wool mixed, ribbed over with green silk, and a red 

 capon's feather over all. 



12. And, lastly, a little DUN GRASSHOPPER; the body 

 slender, made of a dun camlet and a dun hackle at the top. 



[Nearly all the flies I have described for May will kill in June, for 

 which the three following are appropriate : 



No. 1. DAEKMACKEBEL. Wings, dark -brown mottled mallard feather; 

 body, deep mulberry-coloured floss silk, ribbed with gold tinsel ; legs, 

 purple hackle ; tail, three black rabbit's whiskers. Hooks, 9 and 10. 



No. 2. ORL-FLY. Wings, reddest fibres of landrail, to lie flat and 

 long ; body, and alternate ribbing of dark brown and orange mohair ; 

 horns, two brown hackle fibres. Hooks, 8 and 9. 



No. 3. Wings and legs, a very small dun hackle, wound over a body 

 made of a mixture of blue-dun and orange-coloured mohair. Hooks, 

 11 and 12. A general killer in low, clear water in summer and 

 autumn. ED.] 



* This artificial white moth will be taken at night during June, July, and 

 August. ED. 



