126 AET OF ANGLING. 



seen in grass fields. There are three kinds, but the 

 two following are the most useful. The wings of a 

 red cock's hackle, and the body of peacock's harl; 

 or thus, the wings of a dark blue cock's hackle, the 

 body of peacock's harl, and a small bit of orange 

 worsted at the tail; the hook No. 6 or 7. The 

 Shorn Ely is in its greatest perfection in June, but 

 it may be used successfully during the whole season ; 

 for the early spring it should be made larger ; many 

 anglers consider this the BEST Trout fly for general 

 use of the whole catalogue, and always have one for 

 a dropper. The first of these is much used in 

 Wales, and is better known there by the name of 

 Coch-a-bonddu, that is, red with a black body. 



YELLOW MAY PLY, OR CADOW. No. 14. 



This is the most important fly for Trout fishing 

 of any, because at this period the Trout is in its 

 greatest perfection; it is bred from the cad- worm, 

 and is found in considerable numbers at the sides of 

 most small gravelly rivers, on bushes which overhang 

 the water; to which places they resort when they 

 change from their chrysalis state. Its wings, which 

 are single, stand upright like the wings of a butterfly ; 

 the body is yellow (some are darker than others) 

 ribbed with green: the tail consists of three dark 



