Artificial Flies for taking Trout, *c. 187 



113. THE SAND-FLY, No. 2, OR GROUSE BROWN. J Wings* 

 the sandy-coloured feather of the landrail or corn-crake ; 

 body, the bright sandy-coloured fur from the hare's neck, 

 mixed with a very small quantity of orange -coloured mo- 

 hair ; legs, a ginger hackle ; dressed as a hackled-fly, a fea- 

 ther from the inside of the throstle's wing, and same body. 

 Limerick hook, No. 2. This is an excellent fly for trout or 

 grayling at all hours of the day, and is considered a standard 

 fly. Or, it may be dressed with wings taken from a grouse's 

 feather; legs, dark hackle; and body, black and blue fur 

 mixed, (Plate in. cxiii.) April to September. 



114. THE FERN FLY, OR THE SOLDIER. Has four wings : 

 the two under wings, from the blue bloa feather found on 

 the inside of a moor-pout's wing, the two upper or outer 

 wings taken from a red corn-crake feather ; body, seal's fur 

 or hog's down dyed red, arid mixed with brown mohair, or 

 orange floss silk only ; legs, a pale red hackle. Limerick 

 hook, No. 3. There are two of these case- winged flies ; one, 

 with a red case, called the Soldier ; the other, with a blueish 

 bloa case, called the Sailor ; in which the feathers for the 

 wings of the artificial fly change places, (Plate iv. cxiv.) 

 May and June. 



115. THE PALE EVENING DUN. Wings, from a mallard's 

 breast-feather, dyed a very pale yellow ; body, martin's 

 yellow fur with a little mouse's fur mixed with it ; legs, a 

 pale ginger cock's hackle. Limerick hook, No. 1. This fly 

 is taken extremely well late in the evening of a calm sum- 

 mer's day, (Plate iv. cxvi.) June and July. 



116. THE LATE BLUE GNAT. Wings, from a snipe's fea- 

 ther ; body, dark mole's fur ; legs, dark blueish hackle ; the 

 body is to be wrapped with bright purple silk. Limerick 

 hook, No. 0. An excellent fly for grayling, (Plate iv. cxi.) 

 September and October. 



117. THE YELLOW SALLY. Wings, of white feather dyed 

 yellow, or a very pale dotterel feather undyed ; legs, a yellow 

 hackle ; body, yellow martin's fur, mohair, or crewel ; but 

 yellow silk is better for the Wear, wrapped rather full. 

 The natural fly is very delicate in appearance, and has four 



