INDEX. 111. 



Few of the flies in these classes bear the old conven- 

 tional names, which do not fall in with this arrange- 

 ment ; most of them having been given without regard 

 to distinction or description. The terms "Browns," 

 "Drakes," "Duns," and "Spinners," are significant 

 and proper, and are of very ancient usage by flyfishers, 

 but the misapplication of them has ever caused great 

 confusion. Thus all the " Drake" class, except the 

 green and grey, before casting their skins, are com- 

 monly, but erroneously, termed " Duns," and after 

 casting, " Spinners." The terms " Dun" and "Spin- 

 nner" are misapplied ; they and the other class names 

 can only be applied to flies of their own shape and 

 class. In the following list every fly is surnamed after 

 its class ; which distinguishes its shape, and the ad- 

 ditional name or names given from color or other 

 peculiarities, distinguishes one species or fly from 

 another, and gives their sizes and colors, as "Red 

 BROWN," "Golden Legged BEETLE," "Sand FLY," 

 &c., &c. 



FEBRUARY. 



CLASS NAMES. DISTRICT NAMES, &C. PAGE. 



1st, Needle BROWN .. " Spanish Needle," "Willow 



Fly," or the " Withy Fly" 11 



2nd, Early BROWN .. " Dark Brown," " Winter Brown," 



" Inside of Woodcock's wing " 13 



3rd, Little Early BROWN 13 



4th, Early SPINNER .. .. 14 



5th, Gravel SPINNER .. " Spider Fly," " Sand Gnat" 14 



6th, Red BROWN " Red Fly," " Coch-y-bonddu" of Wales 15 



