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THE TROUT. 



and brown, mixed with gold twist ; legs, bright red cock's 

 hackle; wings, the light feather of the starling's wing; tail, 

 three strands of a red cock's hackle. Hook No. 7. 



Black Gnat. Body, black hackle, or ostrich herl, tied 

 with black silk ; wings, the feather from a starling's wing. 

 Hook No. 13. 



Wren Tail. An excellent killer in small bright streams, 

 is always dressed as a hackle fly. Body, dark orange silk, 

 with wings and legs of a wren's tail. Although the feathers 

 of a wren's tail cannot be properly called hackles, they are 

 here used as such, and this remark will apply to other feath- 

 ers similarly employed. Hook No. 12. 



The Bracken Clock. A kind of beetle. Body, peacock's 

 herl, dressed full, and tied with purple silk; wings, feather 

 of a pheasant's breast. Hook No. 9 or 10. 



Red Ant, in imitation of the small red ant. Body, pea- 

 cock's herl, made full at the tail, and spare toward the head ; 

 legs, red or ginger cock's hackle; wings, from the light 

 feather of the starling's wing. Hook No. 9 or 10. By sub- 

 stituting ostrich herl for peacock's herl, and a black hackle 

 instead of a red one, the black ant may be imitated. 



The Sand Fly. Body, the fur from a hare's neck twisted 

 round silk of the same color ; legs, a ginger hen's hackle ; 

 wings, the feather from the landrail's wing. Hook No. 9. 



The Stone Fly. One of the larger kind of flies used in 

 windy weather. Body, fur of the hare's ear, mixed with 

 brown and yellow mohair, and ribbed with yellow silk, the 

 yellow color towards the tail ; legs, a brownish red hackle ; 

 wings, the dark feather of the mallard's wing ; tail, two or 

 three fibres of the mottled feather of the partridge. Hook 

 No. 6. 



Alder Fly. Body, peacock's herl, tied with dark brown 

 silk ; legs, coch-a-bonddu hackle ; wings, the brown speckled 

 feather of a mallard's back. Hook No. 8. Sometimes dress- 



