192 Artificial Flies for taking Trout, fyc. 



141. THE SPIDER-FLY, No. 2. Hackled, with a wood- 

 cock's feather ; body, lead-coloured silk. Limerick hook, 

 No. 1 or 2. May. 



142. THE DARK DUN. Wings, of the feather from under 

 the water-hen's wing ; legs, a blue dun cock's hackle ; body, 

 a small quantity of water-rat's fur, warped on with yellow 

 silk. If delicately dressed, this is a killing fly. Limerick 

 hook, No. 1. May. 



143. THE SILVER TWIST HACKLE. This fly is dressed 

 with a black cock's hackle; body, a black ostrich's herl, 

 ribbed with silver twist. To be dressed with puce-coloured 

 silk. Limerick hook, No. 1. May. 



144. THE LITTLE WHIRLING-BLUE. Wings, from a star- 

 ling's wing-feather ; legs, a blue dun hackle ; body, hare's 

 fur from the back of the neck, with a little yellow mohair ; 

 to be dressed with primrose-coloured silk. Limerick hook, 

 No. 0, (as Plate in. xcviii.) July and August. 



145. THE LITTLE PALE BLUE. Wings, from a young 

 starling's feather ; legs, a very pale blue hackle ; body, a 

 minute portion of pale blue fur from the water-rat, mixed 

 with a little fine yellow martin's fur. To be delicately 

 dressed with fine pale yellow silk. Limerick hook, No. 0. 

 A good killer, (Plate in. xcviii.) Summer months. 



146. THE CHANTREY. Wings, brown hen partridge's or 

 pheasant's tail-feather; body, copper-coloured peacock's 

 herl ribbed with gold twist or tinsel ; legs, a black cock's 

 hackle. Limerick hook, No. 4. A good fly in the Wharfe 

 when it is a bold water, in June or July. Made less for 

 smaller streams. All the season. 



147. HOFLAND'S FANCY. Wings, from a woodcock's wing ; 

 body, reddish dark brown silk ; legs, a red cock's hackle ; 

 tail or fork, two or three strands of a red cock's hackle. 

 Limerick hook, No. 4. May. 



148. MARCH BROWN, No. 2. Wings, mottled tail-feather 

 of the partridge ; body, fur from the hare's ear ribbed with 

 olive silk ; legs, small grey feather from the partridge's 

 neck ; tail, two or three strands of grey partridge's feather. 

 Limerick hook, No. 2 or 3. March and April. 



