Artificial Flies for taking Trout, fyc. 189 



and a red cock's hackle for legs, is a very killing fly, par- 

 ticularly in the summer season. Made small for summer. 

 All the season. 



123. THE LIGHT RED. Wings, from a starling; body, 

 red floss silk or red mohair ; legs, a red cock's hackle. 

 Best as a dropper. Limerick hook, No. 1 or 0. July. 



124. THE DARK CLARET. This fly has four wings, which 

 are to be represented by some strands taken from the quill- 

 feather of the starling for the uppermost, and some strands 

 from the speckled feather of the partridge's tail for the un- 

 dermost ; body, dark claret mohair or worsted mixed with 

 the fur of the hare's ear. Limerick hook, No. 2 or 3, (Plate 

 vi. cxi.) Febnwry, March, and April. 



125. THE DARK, OR BLOA Fox. Wings, from a starling's 

 feather ; body, fur from the shoulder of a fox next the skin, 

 mixed with some from the black scut of a rabbit and a little 

 pale straw-coloured mohair or worsted; tail, two strands 

 or light hairs from a squirrel's tail of an ash colour, either 

 with or without an ash-coloured cock's hackle for legs : if 

 silk only is used for the body, then the ash-coloured hackle 

 must be used for legs. This fly is sometimes tipt with a 

 little gold tinsel. Limerick hook, No. or 1 . A good fly. 

 Either as point-fly or dropper. February, March, and April. 



126. The above fly, dressed with brass-coloured mohair 

 for the body, and ribbed with fine gold tinsel, kills well in 

 becks that are clearing ; and is then called the DUN-FOX by 

 some Anglers. April and May. 



127. THE LIGHT Fox. Wings and fork the same as the 

 above; body, light camel's hair and the lightest straw- 

 coloured mohair that can be got. These last three flies ap- 

 pear to be identical, only changing colour according to the 

 season. For clear streams, use silk of the colours required 

 for the bodies, as being preferable, (Plate in. xcvi.) May. 



128. THE BROWN FLY, DUN DRAKE, OR BROWN CAUGHLAN. 

 Wings, from the speckled feather of a partridge's tail ; body, 

 light brown bear's fur, mixed with high-coloured yellow 

 mohair and hare's fur from the face ; forked with two strips 

 of a dark grey mallard's feather ; legs, a small grey feather 

 from the partridge's neck. Limerick hook, No. 3. This, 



