34 NORTH-COUNTRY FLIES. 



BODY. Light yellow silk. 



A fair killer on cold days all through the season. For 

 warm days a fancy dressing of it, as under, will sometimes 

 be found useful : Wings, hackled as above ; Body, straw- 

 coloured silk, with a twist of purple silk round it ; and a 

 peacock herl head. 



Flies on Plate 8. 

 No. 39. OLD MASTER. Hook i. 



WlNGS. Hackled with a feather from the inside of a 



Woodcock's wing. 

 BODY. Ash-coloured silk, wrapped over with Heron's herl. 



This is a capital killer from April to the end of August, 

 on warm days, or in the evenings. It was originally dressed 

 by Bradley, of Otley, and in his time he caught many 

 heavy dishes of trout with it. It bears some resemblance to 

 " Greenwell's Glory." 



No. 40. STONE MIDGE. Hook O. 

 WlNGS. Hackled with a feather from a Pewit's neck, breast, 



or rump. 

 BODY. Ash-coloured silk, dubbed sparely with Heron's 



herl. 

 HEAD. Magpie herl. 



The natural fly is not good to imitate owing to its 

 diminutive size, but the above will kill well on cool days. 



No. 41. GREY MIDGE. Hook O. 

 WlNGS. Hackled with a feather from a Woodcock's 



breast. 



BODY. Yellow silk. 

 HEAD. Peacock herl. 



Kills best on warm days, and summer evenings. 



