Artificial Flies for taking Trout, fyc. 181 



Dressed very fine. This is a most killing fly in the Swale, 

 Tees, Ure, and Wear. May. 



80. CROOKED-BACK DICK. Dressed with a bloa feather 

 from the inside of a rnoor-pout's wing, as a hackled-fly, fibres 

 short ; scarlet worsted thickly wrapped round the shoulders, 

 and black worsted for the remainder of the body, which is 

 to be made dumpy. Limerick hook, No. 3. The natural 

 fly is found on the heather. The artificial, dressed as above, 

 is much used by Anglers in the higher part of the Tees, and 

 is an excellent fly in moor becks. September and October. 



THE DOTTERELS. These flies are all dressed as hackled- 

 flies ; and the silk with which they are dressed forms the 

 body : they are universal killers, and there are few Anglers 

 who do not use them. Limerick hooks, No. 1 or 2. 



81. THE DOTTEREL AND YELLOW. Wings, from the inside 

 of the dotterel's wing ; body, yellow silk, different shades 

 according to the season. 



82. DOTTEREL AND ORANGE. Wings, as above ; body, 

 orange silk, waxed or flossed. 



83. DOTTEREL AND COPPER. Wings, as above; body, 

 copper- coloured silk. 



84. DOTTEREL AND PURPLE. 



85. DOTTEREL AND CLARET. 



86. DOTTEREL AND BROWN, OR CHOCOLATE. 



87. DOTTEREL AND SLATE-COLOURED BODY. 



88. DOTTEREL AND PALE GREEN. 



89. DOTTEREL AND SKY BLUE. 



90. 'DOTTEREL AND SCARLET. 



91. DOTTEREL AND OLIVE. 



The above dotterel flies may all be dressed with or with- 

 out peacock's or black ostrich's herl for heads. The name 

 implies the colour of the silk to be used, which may be 

 either floss or waxed, according to the state of the water. 

 Any of the above may be used through the whole season, and 

 will take trout, grayling, dace or dares, and chub or chevin. 



92. THE ORANGE-FLY. Wings, from the blue feather of 

 the teal-drake ; head, dark fur of the hare's ear ; body, 

 gold-coloured mohair mixed with orange camlet and a little 



