134 ANGLING. 



12. The orange dun. Another fly in request on the Test 

 and other southern streams. Body, red squirrel's fur, ribbed 

 with gold thread ; legs, red hackle ; wings, from the star- 

 ling's wing ; tail, two fibres of red cock's hackle. Hook, 

 No. 9. 



13. Cow-dung fly is in season throughout the year, and 

 is used chiefly in dark, windy weather. Body, dull lemon- 

 coloured mohair ; legs, red-hackle ; wings, from feathers of 

 the landrail, or starling's wing, (fig. 9.) Hook, Nos. 8 

 or 9. 



14. Stone-fly. Wings, a mottled feather of the hen 

 pheasant, or the dark-gray feather of a mallard, rather in- 

 clining to red, to be dressed large, long, and flat ; body 

 yellow-brown mohair, mixed with light hare's-ear fur, and 

 ribbed with yellow silk, so distributed in making the body 

 of the fly that the under and hinder parts may exhibit 

 most yellow to the fish ; 1 <gs, a brown-red hackle ; tail, 

 two fibres of the brown mallard, (fig. 11.) Hook, K"os. 5, 

 6, or 7. 



15. The oak- fly or down-looker. During the last fort- 

 night in April the fly-fisher should never angle without this 

 fly. It is called by some the ash-fly, cannon-fly, and 

 woodcock-fly. It is found on the trunks of trees by the 

 river side in a state of quietude, its wings lying close tc 

 its back, and its head looking downwards ; hence one 

 of its names. In May and June this fly is also in season, 

 and it will kill well in deep streams, and on pools that 

 are ruffled by a strong but tepid wind. I shall give but 

 one way of dressing it, as follows : Body, yellow mohair, 

 ribbed regularly with dark brown silk ; legs, a honey-dun 

 hackle, wound thrice under the wings, which are to lie 

 flat and short, and be made of the wing feather of a young 



