106 THE GREAT RED SPINNER. 



sembles the wing of the fly ; body of the bright 

 part of hare's fur, mixed with a little of the red 

 part 6f squirrel's fur, ribbed with yellow silk, and 

 a partridge's hackle wrapped over twice or thrice 

 under the butt of the wing. 



Mr. HandsarcCs mode : The wings and 

 whisks at the tail may be made from the spotted 

 tail-feathers of a young partridge. For the body, 

 use the dark fur which has yellow tips from a 

 hare's ear, and tie it on with reddish-buff silk ; if 

 you are inclined to use a hackle for legs, let it be 

 a dun cock's, or a small partridge feather. As 

 the fly grows lighter, alter the body, and use the 

 yellow-buff fur from a hare's ear, tied with pale 

 yellow silk, and let the hackle be a light dun with 

 yellow edges, or a dull ginger one. 



Every angling writer praises this fly, therefore 

 I have shown how it may be dressed in various 

 ways. I would have a few of each variety. Fish 

 will soon tell you which variety is best. 



The great red spinner is a metamorphosis of 

 the dun-drake, and is in season longer. It kills 

 well on fine evenings, and may be used in con- 

 junction with the dun-drake. It is a fine showy 

 fly, dressed thus : body, brown red hog's down, 

 ribbed with gold twist and tied on with brown 

 silk ; wings, starling's wing-feather ; legs, bright 

 amber-red hackle ; tail, two fibres of the same 

 feather. 



