TROUT HABITS; LURES AND USE 



and Marlow Buzz, the latter two to simulate 

 land flies blown onto the water. 



Mr. George A. B. Dewar, a prominent 

 British expert in this branch of angling, some 

 years ago published this preferred list (The 

 Book of the Dry Fly}: 1 Olive Dun, 2 Blue 

 Dun, 3 Red Spinner (small, the imago of the 

 two foregoing), 4 Iron Blue Dun, and its 

 imago, which is 5 Jennie Spinner, 6 March 

 Brown, and its imago, which is 7 Great Red 

 Spinner, 8 Yellow Dun (essentially a Summer 

 fly the Yellow Sally is a flat- winged fly), 9 

 Red Quill, 10 May-fly (when the season is on, 

 from last of May to late in June small-winged 

 and darker pattern preferred), and its imago, 

 which is 11 Spent Gnat ("the one succulent 

 May-fly in its last and emaciated condition"), 

 12 Alder, 13 Sedge, 14 Grannom. Later Mr. 

 Dewar revised and reduced this list, retaining 

 those numbered above 1, 4, 9, 10, 12, and 13, 

 to which he added Hare's Ear and the two 

 fancy patterns, Wickham's Fancy and Governor, 

 being thoroughly convinced of their value. 



The Olive Dun he considers best of all through 

 the whole season, and mentions that the Alder 

 kills throughout the season also. The spent 

 gnats and spinners come out in the evening 

 largely, the Red Spinner being especially good 

 in July and August. Sedge and Red Quill like- 

 wise are good evening patterns. 

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