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orange, with gold breast. A small peal-fly (see Chapter 

 on the Salmon) is also good. 



In March, the same flies may be used. Some of the flies 

 should have plain rail wings, as few spotted flies are yet 



In April, pale brown and cinnamon, sMoeaSpith gold 

 cord, red hackles, partridge, and raU wings. An excellent 

 fly is one made of deep brown and claret, and all shades of 

 hare's ear are good. 



In the fly-fisher's month of May, the trout feed mostly 

 in the evening ; and throughout this and the following 

 month, hare's ear, and all shades of Dromore flies, will 

 take well. In high winds the gaudy black fly should be 

 tried. 



There are few fish taken in July, and the same flies are 

 used ; and from this time to the end of October, the trout 

 will take tlid flies named for February. In the Clare lakes 

 trout run from 2 lbs. to 10 lbs. in weight. 



The best flies for March are the February red, varieties 

 of spiders, cow-dung, March brown alder. 



In April, the above flies, with the sand-fly, stone-fly, 

 gravel bed, yellow dun, iron blue, the jenny-spinner, and 

 oak-fly. Attention should be paid to the description of 

 flies in the water, as some of the flies are partial, and only 

 found to be of any value on particular waters. 



In May, nearly all the previous flies wUl secure a run. 

 The green-drake, sky-blue, and the fern-fly will be found 

 the best new ones. 



In June, the gray-drake, the coch-y-bondhu, a beetle, the 

 great whirling-dun, will be good for a change j but the May- 

 fly (green-drake) is the favourite. 



In July, the pale wing-dun, the July dun, the ant-flies, 



