ADDITIONAL NOTES ON 

 ARTIFICIAL FLIES 



THE BLUE DUN 



APPEARS about the end of March, and is a 

 good fly all through the season, especially on cold 

 dark days. It is equally useful for lake and 

 stream fishing. 



Body, dubbed with the fur of a water-rat, and 

 ribbed with yellow silk ; legs, dun hen's hackle ; 

 wings from the feather of the Starling's wing ; 

 tail, two strands of a grizzle cock's hackle. Hook, 

 No. 10 ; or 7 or 8 for a lake. 



THE ALDER. 



Also very good both for lake and stream fishing. 

 It comes in May, and will kill fish even when the 

 May-fly is on the water. 



Body, Peacock's herl tied with dark brown silk ; 

 legs, coch-a-bonddu hackle ; wings, the brown 

 speckled feather of a Mallard's back. Hook, 

 No. 8. 



If this fly be dressed on a 6 or 7 hook, and 

 winged with the red rump-feather of a Pheasant, 

 it will be found an excellent lake fly. 

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