OCTOBER. 99 



lines ; top wings, freckled light and dark red brown, to 

 look through of a chesnut tinge ; with shades of bio. 

 Numbers out at noon, sporting about and running on 

 the leaves of Alder trees, etc , by the water sides. 



Red dun. Out in the evenings. Full length, an 

 inch ; cinnamon hue. 



Light dun. Out in the evenings, same as on the 

 seventh. Numbers on North-bridge after sun-set. 



Little freckled dun. Saw some out, weather very 

 mild. 



House and lion flies. Out. 



Bronze beetle. Out numerous on fine days. Num- 

 bers may be seen on the North-bridge ; and several of 

 the ear wig species the three-eighths black most 

 numerous. 



Bank fly. A few out at noon. 



NOTE. Leave we the trout, in his fence months, 

 monarch of his brooks the Laver and Skell and pass 

 to the spacious Ure the track of the salmon and the 

 home of the grayling. Fish the resort of the smelt and 

 the grayling, but avoid the trout kill not the goose 

 for the golden egg and protect the fish as you would 

 the fowl. All the flies mentioned in the extracts for 

 the month, have been out or hatching on or about 

 the days mentioned in them. Towards the latter part 

 of the month their existence hangs in the balance, and, 

 like the flyfisher's sport, depends on the weather. The 

 browns and drakes may best furnish the favorites, with 

 the lion, house fly, and bronze beetle. The duns are 

 much out on fine warm days and evenings ; and the 

 ear wigs are numerous. The needle and orange brown, 



