198 Artificial Flies for taking Trout, fyc. 



lard's or outside of a woodcock's wing; body, copper- 

 coloured silk with a bright orange tag or gold twist ; legs, 

 a dark red cock's hackle. Limerick hook, No. 2. July. 



187. THE WILLOW CRICKET. Wings, from a starling's 

 quill-feather, to be dressed longer than the body ; body, a 

 green peacock's herl ; legs, a grizzled hackle. Limerick hook, 

 No. 0. A capital fly for grayling. July. 



188. THE Buss BROWN. Hackled, with a reddish feather 

 from the outside of the woodcock's wing ; body, light brown 

 fur, warped with orange silk ; head, a black herl. Lime- 

 rick hook, No. 1 or 2. A good fly in moor or fell becks ; 

 and brown or black waters. August. 



189. THE DUBBED WREN'S TAIL. Hackled, with the 

 feather from a wren's tail ; body, sable fur, ribbed with pale 

 yellow silk. Limerick hook, No. 0. The same feather, and 

 dressed with plain orange, or plain yellow silk, also kills 

 well in any of our northern streams. Standard. 



190. THE BLACK CATERPILLAR. Wings, from the jay's 

 wing ; body, black ostrich's herl ; legs, a black hackle. 

 Limerick hook, No. 2. Should the sun disappear in a hot 

 morning, this fly often kills well. May and June. (PI. v. ciii.) 



191. THE LARGE WHIRLING DUN OR BLOA. Wings, 

 from a starling's quill-feather; legs, a partridge's feather 

 from the neck ; body, blue and orange silk, ribbed alter- 

 nately. Limerick hook, No. 2. In the writer's opinion, 

 the best of the duns. Standard. 



192. THE LITTLE VIOLET-FLY. Wings, from the quill- 

 feather of a blue or black cap's wing ; body, purple and 

 crimson silk, ribbed alternately ; legs, a dark blue hackle. 

 Limerick hook, No. 0. The wings to be set upright. One 

 of the best little flies for deep still water. May and June. 



193. 1, THE LARGE FERN-FLY, No. 2. Wings, from 

 the dusky feather of a woodcock's wing ; legs, a feather from 

 the woodcock's neck or head ; body, orange silk, dressed thin. 

 Limerick hook, No. 2. Used the whole day. 2. THE 

 SMALL FERN -FLY. Wings, the yellowish -red feather from 

 a redwing or throstle ; body, dusky orange fur from fox's 

 breast ; legs, a pale dun hackle, wings to be set as shown in 

 the plate, (Plate vi. cxciii.) Standard. Limerick hook, No. 0. 



