PLIES FOE THE SPRING. 13i 



made by this means, may be changed to a deeper red by 

 putting them into a mixture of muriatic acid and tin, and 

 to a purple by a warm solution of potash. As the muriatic 

 acid is not to be saturated with tin, the solution must be 

 made diluted. If it burns your tongue much, it will burn 

 the feathers a little. 



CHAPTER XVI. 



FLY-FISHING FOE TEOUT. 



Artificial Flies and their Varieties. 



In the preceding chapter I have indicated generally the flies 

 to be used in the various months and seasons. I will now 

 describe the material of which they are made, and their 

 general names, which, however, vary in different localities. 

 There is not a fly mentioned but what has been tested by 

 experience to be useful for trout and grayling throughout 

 the United Kingdom. I am not an advocate for a large 

 assortment of flies. If the angler knows the district and 

 the waters he intends fishing, half-a-dozen varieties, adapted 

 to the season and the circumstances, will prove as a rule 

 sufficient. In giving the following list I have selected 

 those adapted to various localities. 



In the earlier months of fly-fishing, say from February 

 to the end of April, the first ten will .be found good and 

 effective : — 



1. The February red. — Body dark red, squirrel's fur, 

 equally mixed with claret-coloured mohairs, but the latter 

 predominating at the tail of the fly. Let it be warped 



