CHAPTER V. 



STONE ¥l.l¥.S—PERL!D.^. 



Plate 5. 



The large stone fly shown in fig. 50 (the female 

 insect) is the May fly of the North of England, and a 

 areat favourite with most anolers, though more used 

 in its natural state than as an artificial. 



The male insect, or Jack, with short wings, is 

 shown on fig. 50a ; two of these are frequently used 

 on one hook. The larvae of the May fly or creeper, 

 shewn on fig. 50b, is frequently used in April and May 

 as a lure, and fished up stream in rapid water in the 

 manner favoured by up-stream worm fishers. 



The February red (fig. 51) is a very useful fly 

 (early in the season particularly so). The body is a 

 rich burnt Sienna colour, and the wings dark grey, 

 which when held up to the light have a fine reddish 

 brown running through them. 



The Yellow Sally (fig. 52) is a great favourite of 

 mine, and does exceedingly well when dressed finely 

 with good glassy wings, heavy woolly imitations of 

 this fly being worthless. 



The early brown (fig. 53) is something like the 

 February red, but has a dark body and wings with a 

 more marked mottle in them. 



