go THE DRY-FLY MAN'S HANDBOOK 



Among the old standards there are two patterns, 



one each of the pupa and 



Grannom patterns. winged fly. I have killed fish 



with the pupa, but I am not 

 keen on it, as, although I fished it and every 

 other pattern quite dry and floating, yet I cannot 

 conscientiously describe it as dry-fly fishing. This 

 remark applies equally to all imitations of pupse or 

 nymphse of the various angler's flies, and their use on 

 streams reserved exclusively for the dry-fly should be 

 strictly forbidden. Whenever, during the hatch of 

 grannom, the feeding fish are not taking it, the before- 

 mentioned patterns of olive duns or spinners are the 

 most likely ones to try. 



In early seasons the first appearance of the iron- 

 blue dun may well occur to- 

 May patterns. wards the end of April, but, to 



my mind, it is essentially a fly 

 commencing to hatch in May, and continuing during 

 the summer and early autumn. The iron-blue is 

 present on the great majority of English rivers, in- 

 cluding all the south-country chalk-streams. It is 

 especially plentiful on the Test, where it is a great 

 favourite with the trout, and the largest fish are par- 

 ticularly partial to it. Whenever it is up in fair 

 numbers the patterns imitating it should be tried first, 

 and if a carefully placed light and accurate cast with 

 one of these artificials should fail to elicit a response 

 the angler should fall back on one of the olive or 

 dark olive duns. The male and female iron-blue 



