16 LIST OF FLIES. 
middle. As the summer advances they grow lighter in 
shade ; the under side of the folded wings of some appear 
as light as the outer skin of a dried onion; when looked 
through singly to the light, the red brown tinge is faint, 
and all the fly appears of a light red or amber dim trans- 
parency, brightening with light ; head, shoulders, and body, 
a light red brown, with touches of darker shade; legs and 
thighs a dim pale-ale transparency ; the males are less, and 
their colors rather darker. They commence hatching about 
the middle of this month ; when they are darkest in color ; 
and continue to the end of April. They are fine trout flies, 
and in March and April very numerous. 
Wings, from the landrail, or a slightly broken feather 
from a light freckled brown hen, or selected from the brown 
owl; orange or yellow silk for body, with a few fibres of 
mohair or squirrel’s fur at the breast, in imitation of the 
legs. 
Nore ror Fesruary.—These are the earliest hatchings 
of the aquatic angling flies, and the first of the season to 
raise and cheer the lone trout—the harbingers of his better 
days ; the warm sun draws out the firstlings of these hardy 
families; and they increase in numbers as the season 
advances, and the weather permits. They may be fished, 
especially the browns, in the middle of the day, when the 
weather and water permits, with the black, silver, and 
golden hackles. 
MARCH. 
Manrc# brightens the dark brows of old winter—the sun’s 
increasing power confronts resisting frosts and storms ; and 
in the strife of elements, their subtle agent, the shifty wind, 
blusters or breathes their mute decrees—if his bright eye 
illumine the eastern horizon, chill winter yet prevails— 
