50 OLD FLIES IN NEW DRESSES 



This fly is taken freely by both trout and 

 grayling, and I have seen dace feeding 011 

 it greedily. 



Body. Lightest yellow fur from the 

 water-rat, spun on black silk. 



Hackle. Light red. 



Wings. The peculiar shape and colour of 

 the wings are best represented by the tip 

 of a feather covering the roots of the quill 

 feathers in the wing of the landrail. These 

 feathers are of a reddish brown colour, and 

 are found near the upper edge on the outer 

 surface of the wing. The most superficial 

 and reddish feathers are the best. These 

 feathers should be taken from opposite 

 wings, and prepared by stripping off some 

 of the fibres so that they may appear as 

 shown in the illustration of the artificial 

 fly on Plate III. Plate I. gives an illus- 

 tration of the natural fly. 



Hook. No. 9 4, new size. 



THE WELSHMAN'S BUTTON. 

 (Sericostoma collar e, Pict.) 



This fly is very numerous in some places, 

 and is taken readily by trout. The body 



