PRACTICAL FLY FISHING 



bark and alum. Put the feathers in, one by 

 one, and stir them well up with a bit of clean 

 wood. Take out a feather or two rinse them 

 in cold clear water, and dry them. If the 

 colour is not deep enough, add another spoon- 

 ful of bark, and a little more hot water, till it is 

 to your mind. The higher coloured ones will 

 be best for the Silk Fly. Put in a few white 

 cock's and hen's hackles at the same time, they 

 will be useful for the Flat Yellow or the Silk 

 Fly. The body for the Green Drake is of wool 

 from the lower part of the abdomen of an old 

 sheep ; silk, rather a bright yellow. 



THE BLACK DRAKE OR GREY DRAKE. 



This is the same fly as the last, only, having 

 lived a few days longer, and cast off some of its 

 superfluous raiment, it has become an old friend 

 with a new face. Hook 2, 3 ; hackle, a dark 

 grey feather from the side of the Teal Drake ; 

 silk, light brown ; body, white floss silk. This 

 fly must be kept very clean whilst making it. 

 After a broiling hot day, when the sun sets, this 

 fly is often taken very greedily for half an hour 

 or an hour. 



THE ORANGE FLY. 



This is an afternoon and evening fly, in the 

 long days of May and June ; good for Trout or 

 Grayling, especially the latter. Hook No. i ; 

 wing from the bright buff part of a Thrush's 

 quill. The legs are imitated by a feather of 

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