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moths, and the July and ashy dun ; and the Phryganidae 

 mentioned are particularly valuable. 



The July Dun very closely resembles the little iron-blue. 

 It is perhaps one shade lighter and one size larger. 



The Large Yellow Dun (p. 152) also comes on tolerably 

 thickly at times. 



The Black Silver Horns (see Plate VIII, Fig. 19, p. 134). 

 This is a curious-looking trichopterous fly, which may be seen 

 in great numbers upon piers, bridges, and such places. It 

 looks like a small black shred. The horns, from which it 

 derives its name, are very remarkable, being much longer 

 than the body, and ringed alternately in black and white. 

 It is a favourite with the fish, particularly in the north of 

 France. Dress it on a No. 9 or 10 hook, with dark lead- 

 coloured silk body, ribbed with yellow ; wings, of any fine- 

 grained shiny black feather, dressed rather close ; legs, a 

 short-fibred dark slate-coloured hackle, not too much of it ; 

 and, if the angler likes to add the horns, two strands of a bright 

 speckled mallard's feather will be a capital imitation. There 

 is another which is perhaps a greater favourite still with the 

 fish, and that is 



The Brown Silver Horns. The following is the dressing 

 of one which I took not long since on the Itchin, when the 

 fish were taking it well. Body, of rusty black ostrich herl, 

 short in the fibre, and spun on brown silk. Along the sides 

 of the fly are two bright buff stripes ; these I leave to the 

 angler to imitate or not. Two strips of straw would produce 

 the exact effect, but would make the fly bulky. Hackle, 

 dark grizzled dun ; wings (under), dark starling, (over) land- 

 rail, dressed as closely to the body as may be. 



AUGUST. Not many new flies come on the water during 

 this month. Many of the old ones, however, may be used. 

 The principal fly that makes its appearance is 



The August Dun, August Brown, etc. (see Plate VIII, Fig. 10, 

 p. 134). A capital and very general fly, somewhat resembling 

 the March brown but smaller. Dress it upon a No. 9 or 10 

 hook. Mr. Ronalds' pattern is pretty good brown floss silk 

 (he should have added " light ") ribbed with yellow for body ; 

 tail, two rabbit's whiskers (this is a mistake, rabbit's whiskers 

 are too stiff for this purpose, use strands of the hackle) ; 

 wings, from a brown hen's wing ; legs, red hackle, stained 

 brown. Here is Jackson's plan, rather different, but between 

 the two the angler may hit the fly off : Wing, from a young 



