Part 4 (1/2)

_July._--Light Dottrel and scarlet silk,--Inside of Landrail's wing and yellow silk,--Blackbird and dark red silk,--Feather from neck of a Grouse and scarlet silk,--Plover's breast and bright yellow silk,--Sandpiper and purple silk.--Hooks No. 1 or 2.

_August._--Most of the July hackles for the first fortnight, to which add dark Snipe and green silk,--Snipe's breast feather and purple silk,--Dottrel and black silk,--Landrail and red silk.--Hooks No. 1 and 2.

_September._--Some of the August Flies with Landrail and yellow silk,--pale blue from Sea Swallow's wing and yellow or primrose coloured silk,--pale blue from Sea Swallow and crimson silk.

_October._--Same as March,--with inside of Snipe's wing and yellow silk,--Woodpigeon's feather and yellow silk,--Dottrel and pale yellow silk.--Hooks No. 1 or 2.

I deem _November_ like February, not worth a list.

A LIST OF FLIES THAT WILL, OR AT LEAST ARE LIKELY TO KILL, IN ALL TROUT STREAMS.

FLIES FOR MARCH.

1. Dark Blue,--one of the earliest. 2. Olive Blue,--March and April,--a good Fly in cold weather. 3. Red Clock,--April and March. 4. Little Brown,--March and April, the dark first, then the lighter,--good on warm days. 5. Blue Midge,--early in Spring and late in Autumn. 6. Great Brown, or March Brown,--March, April and first week in May. 7. Yellow Legged Blue,--from the latter end of March to the end of April, on cold days, particularly in April.

FLIES FOR APRIL.

1. Dark Blue,--yellow or Dun Midge from middle of April to middle of May. 2. Spider Legs,--end of April and May,--kills best in a wind. 3.

Land Fly,--end of April till towards the end of May 4. Green Tail or Grannam, from six in the morning till eleven again in the evening, when the Browns are off. 5. Ash Fly,--from April to the end of June,--a good killer on windy days.

FLIES FOR MAY.

1. Grey Midge,--the latter end of April and all Summer. 2. Yellow Sally Fly,--all May. 3. May Brown,--latter end of May till latter end of June. 4. Pale Blue,--from middle of May and all through June,--good in the evenings. 5. Yellow Fly,--the greatest parts of May and June,--kills best on cold windy days. 6. Little Stone Blue,--from the middle of May till the Autumn. 7. May or Stone Fly,--if the weather is genial, the last week in May, and continues through June.

FLIES FOR JUNE.

1. Hawthorn Fly,--all June. 2. Little Dark and Pale Blue,--the dark during the middle of the day, the light in the evening. 3. June Dun,--about the middle of June,--suits showery weather. 4. Twitch Bell,--continues till the middle of July,--best in the evening,--Stone fly.

FLIES FOR JULY.

1. Little Olive Blue,--the greater part of July and August 2. Black and Red Ant Flies,--in July, August and September. 3. Little Blue,--July and August,--best in the middle of the day.

FLIES FOR AUGUST.

1. August Brown,--comes on about the latter end of July, continuing through August and till the middle of September. 2. Light Blue,--August, September and October,--a capital Fly on cold days. 3.

Orange Stinger,--hot days in August. 4. Grey Grannam,--showery days in August and September.

FLIES FOR SEPTEMBER.