TROUT INSECTS FOR MAY 



will be noticed the sage-green ant, a much larger 

 and more desirable insect, which is described in its 

 proper place. When at rest, the long wings of the 

 black ant lie flat on the body and are of a 

 glossy bronze color. 



No, 9. Gauze-wing. As a choice titbit for 

 trout, the gauze-wing is similar to the yellow sally. 

 Its wings, which are of a silvery transparency, are 

 wider and lap together more closely on each side 

 of its long, greenish-yellow body. I have made the 

 imitation wings nearly white, and have found it a 

 good evening fly. The gauze-wing is very plenti- 

 ful shortly before and after sunset. It flies very 

 slowly near the surface of the water, where it alights 

 at short intervals. 



There is a beautiful representation of this insect 

 in Ronalds' "Entomology," the wings being made 

 of a pale blue dun hackle; but I should imagine 

 that from the trout's point of view, a light wing 

 over the green body would be truer to nature. 



No. 10. Yellow sally. This insect, the first 

 that was captured, is fairly plentiful early in May. 

 Although a day fly, with a preference for dark days, 

 it is most abundant at evening, when it may be seen 

 moving slowly along the riverside, its fat, heavy 

 body hanging down, as if too great a load were 

 carried by its delicate wings. Sometimes in cross- 

 ing the stream it is blown to the surface of the wa- 

 ter, where it struggles ineflfectually, unable to re- 



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