124 ART OF ANGLING. 



LITTLE IEON BLUE. No. 10. 



In cold stormy days, about the tenth of May, 

 this fly frequents the water in considerable numbers, 

 and continues till the middle of June. Its wings 

 stand upright, and are made of a dusky feather from 

 under the wing of a blue hen, or cormorant, or a 

 feather from the tail of a tomtit ; the body of water 

 rat's fur, ribbed with yellow silk, or pale blue fur, 

 ribbed with purple silk, and a blue cock's hackle for 

 legs ; the tail is forked, and the same colour as the 

 wings ; the hook No. 10. This is a very neat small 

 fly, and cannot be dressed too fine ; it is to be 

 fished with from eleven o'clock in the morning till 

 five in the afternoon. 



YELLOW SALLY. No. 11. 



The Yellow Sally, or Little May Fly, may be 

 seen early in May, and it continues till the end of 

 June ; it resembles the May Fly, or Cadow, in shape, 

 but is much smaller. The wings are made of a 

 white cock's hackle dyed yellow, and the body of 

 yellow worsted unravelled, and mixed with a small 

 portion of fur from a hare's ear ; the hook No. 9 or 

 10. This fly will sometimes be successful previous 

 to the appearance of the Cadow. But in those 

 rivers where the Cadow is abundant, fly-fishing may 



