204 Artificial Flies for taking Trout, fyc. 



204. THE KED SPIDER. Made from the feather taken from 

 the outside of a daker-hen's wing, and dressed with yellow silk. 



205. THE DUN SPIDER. Made from the dun or ash- 

 coloured feather taken from the outside of the wing of a 

 dotterel, or inside of a starling's wing. 



Winged-flies, from Mr. Stewart. 



206. " 1. WOODCOCK. Wings, with a single turn of a red 

 hackle or landrail's feather, dressed with yellow silk, freely 

 exposed on the body. For dark waters, scarlet silk thread. 



2. A hare-lug body with corn-bunting's or chaffinch's 

 wing, or a woodcock's, inside of wing. 



3. The same wing as the last fly, with a single turn of 

 soft black hen's hackle, or small feather taken from the 

 shoulders of a starling ; dressed with dark-coloured silk." 



Night-flies. 



207. THE WHITE MOTH. Wings, from the mealy feather 

 of the white owl, large and broad, the length of the body ; 

 white peacock's herl, or white hares's fur ; legs, a soft white 

 hackle. The body should be as thick as a very large straw. 

 This and the following are dressed on an ordinary-sized 

 worm-hook. 



208. THE BROWN MOTH. Wings, from the mottled brown 

 feather of an owl ; body, fur of a weasel's tail, yellow mar- 

 tin's fur and brown spaniel's fur from the ear, well mixed ; 

 legs, a bittern's hackle ; and head, either of peacock's herl 

 or silver twist. 



209. THE CREAM-COLOURED MOTH. Wings, from the 

 yellow owl, of a deep cream-colour ; body, fur from a white 

 weasel's tail, wrapped with straw-coloured silk ; head, pea- 

 cock's herl ; legs, a yellow hackle. 



210. THE BLACK CLOCKER. Wings, the black feather of 

 a rook or any other black bird ; body, a black ostrich's herl ; 

 legs, a black cock's hackle, wrapped rather full. These night- 

 flies are dressed on Limerick hook, No. 6, or, on ordinary 

 worm-hooks ; but you may vary the size according to fancy. 



211. THE PERCH-FLY. This is a mixed winged-fly, con- 



