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congenial to them, they appear numerous 

 towards the evening. Kihbed with gold twist, 

 it makes a famous grilse fly. 



No. 13. The Yellow Sally. — The body is 

 made of buff-colored fur, and a small yellow 

 hackle for legs round the head ; the wings are 

 made of the buff-coloured feather inside the 

 wing of the thrush. No. 13 hook. This is 

 the forerunner of the Green Drake or May fly. 

 The trout take this little fly freely, and it is a 

 most excellent killer on fine days, if made 

 according to the description. It will be found 

 on the water till the end of May. The 

 partridge hackle is also good in this month. 



FLIES FOE MAY. 



No. 14. The Black Gnat. — The body is 

 made of black hair from the spaniel's ear 

 which is fine and soft, or a black ostrich 

 feather clipped very close, and a small black 

 hackle for legs ; the wings are from the 

 starling's wing feather. No. 13 hook. This 

 is a good fly throughout a clear day, used as a 

 dropper with the foregoing fly, and wren tail. 



It floats on the surface of the water in 



