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the Dark Claret, and The Fox, are on the water at the same 

 time ; but the Claret is the first in the day ; the Fox next ; 

 and the Brown Fly follows. The Clarets and Foxes are most 

 plentiful in cold dark days, and the Browns in warm and 

 gloomy ones. The writer has observed that the fly that 

 comes first according to the month is generally the first to 

 be used in the day, (Plate in. vi.) All the season. 



129. THE GREEN CATERPILLAR. Has no wings, and is 

 made as follows ; body, one or more strands of the green 

 feather from the peacock's tail, ribbed with narrow gold or 

 silver tinsel, dressed well up to the bend of the hook, over 

 this run a cock's hackle from end to end ; it must be of an 

 even thickness throughout. When you rib with gold, use a 

 red hackle; when with silver, a black one; or you may 

 sometimes reverse them. The fibres of the hackle should 

 be short both for this and the following fly. Limerick hook, 

 long shank, No. 3. June and July. 



130. THE BLACK CATERPILLAR. This is made the same 

 as the green, only using the brown strands of the peacock's 

 feather instead of the green or black ostrich's herl, and a 

 black hackle. The tinsel may be omitted in either case, 

 according to fancy, (as Plate v. ci.) June and July. 



131. THE LOCHABER. Used in Scotland, but answers 

 very well in any of the Fell Becks where the water is brown. 

 Hackled, from a mottled grouse's feather, either of a bright- 

 shining brown, or of a dusky colour (for it differs exactly 

 to these shades), dressed with orange or yellow silk, and 

 floss silk over it for the body, and worked rather full at the 

 shoulder. Limerick hook, No. 1. July, August, and Sep- 

 tember. 



132. THE GREEN BANK-FLY. Wings, from the young 

 starling ; body, a kind of mellow-green mohair with a little 

 yellow in it ; legs, a fine pale-red hackle ; dressed with green 

 silk. The body must be made fine, and tapering, for it is to 

 represent a very delicate fly. Best on warm days. May, 

 June, and July. 



133. THE OWL. Wings, from the yellow owl; body, 

 deepish cream-coloured camel's hair, and gold-coloured 

 mohair : the body must be neatly made, and the stuff picked 



