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trout; and a good imitation will not fail to get a 

 rise. I do not often see this fine insect in places 

 where trout lie in wait for food; it seems to prefer 

 quiet shallows, or rocky boulders on the riverside 

 where the water is not deep. On windy days large 

 numbers are blown off the stones on to the water; 

 but, unless quickly taken by the fish, they soon re- 

 cover and rise from the surface. The June spin- 

 ners, quite similar in form, are very different in 

 their habit of frequenting the middle stream over 

 rapid water. 



No. 16. Green spinner. This httle spinner is 

 more often seen in rough water, and skims around 

 near the surface. It is abimdant all through the 

 month, and during part of June. 



No. 17. Golden spinner. First observed in the 

 middle of the month, and not common till June and 

 July. The general tone of creamy-orange makes 

 it an attractive-looking fly on the wing. 



Making artificials of these spinners is, so far as 

 I know, an innovation, as I have not seen them tied 

 to imitate the natural insect. I have tested the 

 artificials with success. 



No. 18. Cottorfly. An insect fairly common at 

 the riverside, where it flies about the willow and 

 alder bushes. It was captured flying near the wa- 

 ter's surface. The beautiful, deep terra cotta body 

 is in striking contrast to the black thorax and head, 

 with the wings of a gauzy blue. It makes a hand- 



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