120 THE GREAT WHIRLING DUN. 



fur mixed with a very small portion of pale, fine 

 hog's down ; head, a couple of whips of ash- 

 coloured silk; legs, red cock's hackle. It is a 

 good general April fly, and in warm weather kills 

 best of mornings and evenings. Mr. Elaine has a 

 very high opinion of this fly, and says of it, " In 

 cold days it will raise trout all day long, but more 

 particularly during a brisk blustering wind, when 

 it proves usually very killing. In our own prac- 

 tice, we found it in all the waters of the midland 

 counties a most excellent fly, but less so in the 

 northern districts. It must, however, be re- 

 marked, that we were always furnished with two 

 or three varieties. In very cold windy days we 

 found a large-sized imitation, in colour almost a 

 pure dun, to be very killing. It may be observed, 

 that the body of the natural fly varies much, but 

 the wings are always the same." 



The yellow dun. Body, yellow mohair tinged 

 with a small quantity of pale blue fur; wings, 

 the light fibres of a lark's wing ; legs, a small 

 yellow dun hackle. Hook, No. 10 and 11. In 

 genial, but cloudy days, the water being tolerably 

 clear, this fly will kill well during the warmest 

 hours of the day. 



Dotterel hackle. Body, yellow silk or mohair ; 

 wings and legs from the feather of the dotterel. 

 Hook, 11 and 12. When dressed small on the 

 hooks just mentioned, this is an excellent fly in 



