ARTIFICIAL FLIES FOR MARCH. 101 



Dark fly. Body of dark water spaniel's fur, or 

 black rabbit's, intermixed with a little claret- 

 coloured mohair, to give the body a tinge when 

 held up to the light ; wings, from the back of the 

 fieldfare or hen blackbird; legs, a dusky black 

 hackle. 



Golden ostrich palmer. Body, black-ostrich 

 harl ribbed with gold twist ; legs, dark red cock's 

 hackle. To be dressed with orange or puce silk. 

 Hook, No. 3., Kendal. 



The three following are good dun flies for cold 

 weather : 



Esterliazy dun. Body, bright Esterhazy-co- 

 loured silk ; legs, blue-dun hackle ; wings, from 

 the feather of a fieldfare's wing. 



Dark dun. Body of dark plum-coloured silk; 

 legs, a blue-dun hackle feather ; wings, the same 

 as those of the preceding fly. 



Another blue dun. Body, a very small portion 

 of the water rat's fur spun round yellow silk; 

 legs, a blue-dun hackle; wings, starling's wing- 

 feather. 



The water-cricket. Body, orange floss silk, 

 tied on with black silk ; legs, of a feather from the 

 green plover's (pewit's) top-knot. A good early 

 fly when the water is low. 



An excellent dark dun. Body, mole's or dark 

 rabbit's fur, or water rat's mixed with dark mo- 

 hair of a brown hue ; legs, a small, dark, grizzled 



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