86 BAIT AND FLY FISHING. 



miniature fluke ; its wings are folded down 

 by its sides and act as fins, and the three 

 prongs serve as a tail. They are generally 

 of the same colour as the sand or clay on 

 which they lie. This fly is very difficult to 

 imitate, having such broad wings. I made 

 its wings from a feather out of a drake's 

 side, dyed yellow, and its body and legs of 

 coarse yellow wool, tied on with orange silk 

 thread. 



No. 4 is a white fly. It rises at the same 

 time as No. 3, and is similar in size and 

 habits. I imitated it with the feathers of a 

 drake for wings, and white wool for body 

 and legs, tied on with light yellow silk. 



I have also taken the fly itself as bait, 

 dressing it as follows : I tied on a No. 7 

 round bend, the same as a bait hook, and 

 tied a sharp pointed bristle so as to lie up 

 nearly the length of the hook. I then put 

 the point of the bristle into the abdomen of 

 the fly, and pushed the insect down until 

 the hook was covered. Some small pieces 

 of cork were attached to the line, above the 

 fly, to give it buoyancy. When there is a 

 breeze of wind, this makes an excellent de- 



