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though occasionally they may kill in June, yet July is soon 

 enough to resort to them. The best of them is 



The White Moth.-^-lt may be dressed either small, or medium, 

 or large. If large, take a No. 5 or 6 hook ; body, of white 

 crewel or white ostrich herl ; legs, white hen's hackle ; and 

 wings, either a couple of slips of white goose feather, or a bit 

 of the soft under wing of the grey owl. Small size : dress on a 

 No. 8 hook, body as before ; legs, a light ginger hackle ; two 

 feathers from about the eye of the grey owl make the prettiest 

 wing in default, however, use goose. I have seen these small 

 moths taken by the trout in the daytime, and I once saw a 

 trout chase one that was fluttering some inches above the water 

 for several yards, and end by throwing himself out of the water 

 and catching it in the air. 



The Brown Moth. Body, yellowish-brown crewel ; wings, 

 speckled brown owl ; legs, light brown hackle. 



There are many other moths, of course, which get upon 

 the water in the evening, but these are the best and most 

 likely ones to take fish with. 



About the end of June, or beginning of July, various midges 

 come upon the water, and on them, early on fine warm evenings, 

 the trout are wont to feed ravenously. They are so difficult to 

 imitate, however, as to be nearly impracticable. One very 

 favourite one is 



The Green Midge, a very delicate little insect. It should 

 be dressed onjy on the finest possible hooks and gut, with a 

 small floss silk body of a delicate apple-green colour, the 

 wings and legs being dressed buzz, with a very fine soft pale 

 silvery blue hen's hackle. 



The Blue Midge should be dressed like the green midge, 

 save that the body should be of a pale slate hue. It is a useful 

 afternoon fly. 



Several duns find their way to the surface during this month. 

 I think they are but repetitions, or, at any rate, very 

 near relations, of earlier flies, as they very closely resemble 

 them. 



The Ashy Dun is a lightish blue dun, a size or two smaller 

 than the original blue dun. Body, silvery grey, the colour of 

 ash bark ; wings, light starling ; hackle, pale blue dun. 



There are so many flies on in July, that it is hard to say 

 which are the best, many of the May and June flies being still 

 as good as any that can be employed. Of the new flies, the 

 ant flies where they are much found cannot be done without, 



