Artificial Flies for taking Trout, T. 191 



out for legs. Limerick hook, No. 2. It is to be fished with 

 early in warm summer mornings and evenings as the Green 

 Bank -fly. May to July. 



134. THE RED SPINNER, No. 3. Wings, from the grayish 

 feather of a drake, tinged with a kind of reddish yellow, 

 which is not to be found on every drake ; body, gold twist 

 with a red hackle over it. Dressed with orange silk. An 

 evening fly, and a good one for chub or dace. Used as a 

 dropper. Limerick hook, No. 1 or 2. July. 



135. THE LITTLE PALE BLUE-FLY. Wings, the lightest 

 blue feather of the sea- swallow ; body, bluest part of the 

 fur of a fox, mixed with a very little mohair, ribbed with 

 straw-coloured silk, and forked with two hairs from a light- 

 coloured squirrel's tail. The body is to be made thin and 

 tapering from the shoulder, and not too full in the wing. 

 Limerick hook, No. or 1. For the body, I prefer pale 

 blue silk, ribbed with yellow, fur being too heavy. This is 

 a particularly good fly for killing grayling ; which about 

 Michaelmas are very sportive, and in the greatest perfection, 

 (as Plate in. xcviii.) August to the end of the season. 



136. THE DARK MACKEREL-FLY. Wings, a darkish grey 

 mallard's feather ; body, purple silk, ribbed with gold-twist ; 

 legs, a dark smoky dun or claret-coloured hackle. Lime- 

 rick hook, No. 1 or 2. July. 



137. THE LIGHT MACKEREL-FLY. Wings, a light grey 

 mallard's feather ; legs, a light red cock's hackle ; body, 

 orange -coloured silk. Limerick hook, No. 1 or 2. June. 



138. THE PEACOCK-FLY, No. 2. This is a hackled-fly, 

 and is dressed with a blueish cock's hackle, with peacock's 

 herl for body, and Pomona green silk. A good killer. June. 



139. THE WINTER BROWN. Wings, from the hen phea- 

 sant ; legs, a furnace or a honey-coloured hackle ; body, fox- 

 coloured fur taken from a hare's poll, ribbed with gold 

 twist ; forks, from the hairs of a squirrel's tail. Limerick 

 hook, No. 3, and some on No. 0. When you use two, let 

 the dropper be without the gold twist. February and March. 



140. THE DARK CLARET. Wings, from the landrail ; legs, 

 a dark red claret-coloured cock's hackle ; body, deep claret- 

 coloured silk. Limerick hook, No. 1 or 2. March. 



