128 THE BLUEBOTTLE AND WASP-FLY. 



furnace-hackle. The following is another variation 

 in the way of dressing this fly : upper wings, 

 red partridge's tail-feather; under wings, hen 

 blackbird's wing-feather: body, red brown mo- 

 hair, dressed long ; legs, two turns of a small 

 red hackle. Hook, No. 8 or 9. 



The bluebottle. Wings of the transparent 

 fibres of the lark's wing, to lie flat and broad and 

 pointing outwards ; body, thick, of peacock's harl, 

 wound on brown silk, of which form the head ; 

 legs, a fine black hackle. Hook, No. 7 and 8. 

 Another way : body, bright blue floss silk tied 

 with light brown silk thread, showing the brown 

 at the head; wings, feather of the starling's 

 wing, to lie flat ; legs, black cock's hackle wound 

 freely round the body. When trout and gray- 

 ling are gorged with the May-fly and other day- 

 flies, they often take freely towards the evening 

 an imitation of the house-fly and bluebottle. 

 Such imitations kill all the summer through 

 on dark, windy days. They are more freely 

 taken by chub and dace than by trout. 



The wasp-fly. I have a good opinion of this 

 fly, for its body is well coloured, and it must prove 

 a favourite with fish. Besides, the body is large 

 and taper, and with its alternate dark and yellow 

 rings, fish must be fond of its appearance. I 

 have always had the best opinion of these regu- 

 larly party-coloured flies, with somewhat large 



