ARTIFICIAL FLIES FOR MAY. 121 



the small streams of the north of England. 

 Dressed large on a No. 6 hook it is a good lake 

 fly for large trout. 



Golden plover hackle. Body, a mixture of 

 yellow and green mohair, dressed fine ; wings 

 and legs of the golden plover back and neck- 

 feather. Hook, 10 and 11. A good summer-fly 

 when the water is low. 



Carshalton cocktail. Body, light blue fur ; 

 wings, the inside feather of a teal's wing ; legs, 

 a dark dun hackle ; tail, two fibres of a white 

 hackle. Hook, No. 10 and 11. A killing fly on 

 the Wandle, and on all clear trout streams. 



Edmonsorfs Welsh fly. Body, dark orange 

 mohair ; wings, the feather of a woodcock's wing, 

 or from the tail of a hen grouse ; legs, the back- 

 feather of the partridge. Hook, No. 8 and 9. A 

 good general fly when the water is passably full. 



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This month is one of the best of the season 

 for using small duns, provided the water be clear, 

 and particularly that period of the month which 

 precedes the arrival of the ephemera vulgata, or 

 the May-fly, or green drake. I shall give a list 

 of them and other good flies, and conclude the 

 month with its chief attraction, the beautiful 

 insect just named. Many of the April flies will 



