JULY. 



THE stars of the spring are fading, but their splendour 

 remains iu the trout ! Fat and capricious, the gilded 

 monarch selects his fulth from the good things that 

 surround him. When hot droughty days drain the 

 streams to the springs, when flies disperse through the 

 warm air, and soar up aloft with the swallow the 

 chrystal streams are bare, and bad to lure is the cun- 

 ning quick-eyed trout. Seek him in his brooks and 

 shaded retreats screened from his view, dib in his 

 round with finest tackle, the living -house fly; in the 

 evenings and twilight ply him with the duns, the 

 drakes, and the moths. After loud thunders and reek- 

 ing rains freshen and revive nature float over the dark 

 waters, the welcome fly, or jerk in his glimpse, the 

 glishing minnow nor leave him alone in his glory ! 



81 ST. SPOTTED WHISK DRAKE. Length, a quar- 

 ter ; wings, a quarter, which are fine and of a light blue 

 bio tinge ; shoulders, strong, and, with the body, is of 

 dark red brown color ; legs, a pale ale or gingery 

 transparency ; large dark eyes ; whisks, a light hair- 

 like transparency, spotted with dark. 



