122 BEST'S ART OF ANGLING. 



tempts the fishes, and makes them take it the 

 more euger. The size of the hook, No. 6. 



THE BLUE DUN FLY. 



Comes on the beginning of March, and conti- 

 nues till the middle of April ; its wings are made 

 of a feather out of the starling's wing, or the blue 

 feathers that grow under the wing of a duck wid- 

 geon ; the body is made of the blue fur off a fox, 

 or the blue part of a squirrel's fur, mixed with a 

 little yellow mohair, and a fine blue cock's hackle 

 wrapped over the body, in imitation of the legs : 

 as it swims down the water, its wings stand up- 

 right on its back ; its tail forked, and of the same 

 colour of its wings. It appears on the water 

 about ten o'clock in the forenoon, and continues 

 till about three in the afternoon ; but the princi- 

 pal time of the day is from twelve till two, the flies 

 then come down in great quantities, and are al- 

 ways more plentiful in dark, cold, gloomy days, 

 than in bright sun-shiny weather. Your morn- 

 ing's fishing) till the flies comt on, should be with 

 the worm or minnow ; the size of the hook this fiy 

 is made on, is No. 1 ; but if the water is very 

 low and fine, No. 8. 



THE BROWN FLY, OR DUN DRAKE. 



Comes on about the middle of March, and con- 

 tinues till the latter end of April ; its wings are 

 made off the feather of a pheasant's wing, which 

 is full of fine shade, and exactly resembles the 

 wing of the fly ; the body is made of the bright 

 part of hare's fur, mixed with a little of the red 

 part of squirrel's fur, ribbed with yellow silk, and 

 a partridge's hackle wrapt over twice Qr thrice 



