Chapter V. 



STONE FLIES— PERLID^. 



Plate 6. 



The Large Stone Fly shown in fig. 50 (the female 

 insect) is the Mayfly of the North of England, and a great 

 favourite with most anglers, though more used in its 

 natural state than as an artificial. 



The male insect, or Jack, with short wings, is shown 

 on fig. 50a ; two of these are frequently used on one 

 hook. The larvae of the Mayfly or Creeper, shown on 

 fig. 506, is frequently used in April and May as a lure, and 

 fished up stream in rapid water in the manner favoured 

 by up-stream worm fishers. 



The February Red (fig. 51) is a very useful fly (early 

 in the season particularly so). The body is a rich burnt 

 sienna colour, and the wings dark grey, which when held 

 up to the light have a fine reddish brown running through 

 them. 



The Yellow Sally (fig. 52) is a great favourite of mine, 

 and does exceedingly well when dressed finely with good 

 glassy wings, heavy woolly imitations of this fly being 

 worthless. 



The Early Brown (fig. 53) is something like the 

 February Red, but has a dark body and wings with a 

 more marked mottle in them. 



The Small Yellow Sally (fig. 54) is another favourite, 

 though for a time its imitation was my despair. How- 



