Stone Fly.
Camlet Fly.
Cow Dung Fly.
JUNE.
Stone Fly.
Ant Fly.
Little Black Gnat.
Brown Palmer.
Small Red Spinner.
JULY.
Orange Fly.
Wasp Fly.
Black Palmer.
July Dun.
AUGUST.
Late Ant Fly.
Fern Fly.
White Palmer.
Pale Blue.
Harry Long Legs.
SEPTEMBER.
Peacock Harl.
Camel Brown.
Late Badger.
September Dun.
OCTOBER.
Same Flies as in March.
It is best to make your Flies in a warm room, or in warm weather out of
doors,--your silk will then wax kindly, which is of great consequence
in making Flies.
The three best winged Flies for Spring, are the Red Fly, Blue, Dun and
Brown.
The three principal Flies for AUTUMN are the little Whirling Blue, Pale
Blue, and Willow Fly.
FEBRUARY.--Red Fly.
MARCH.--Red Fly, Dun Fly and Brown Drake.
APRIL.--The same as March with the addition of the Grannam or Green
Tail, and the Spider Fly.
MAY.--The Black Caterpillar, the Little Iron Blue, the Yellow Sally
Fly, the Oak Fly and the Orl Fly.
JUNE.--Sky Coloured Blue, the Cadiss Fly, the Blue Gnat, Large Red Ant
Fly, Black Ant Fly, Little Whirling Blue, Pale Blue.
JULY.--Some of the same Flies as June, with the addition of the Wasp
Fly, Black Palmer, July Dun, and Orange Fly.
AUGUST.--Small Red and Black Ant Flies, Willow Flies.
SEPTEMBER.--Pale Blues, and Whirling Blue.
OCTOBER.--Same as March, with the addition of the Dark and Pale Blues.
_March._--1. The Dark Brown--dubbed with the brown hair of a cow, and
the grey feather of a Mallard for wings. 2. The Great Whirling
Dun--dubbed with squirrels fur, for wings, grey feather of mallard. 3.
Early Bright Brown--dubbed with brown hair from behind the ears of a
spaniel dog, wings from a mallard. 4. The Blue Dun--dubbed with down
from a black greyhound's neck, mixed with violet coloured blue worsted,
wings pale part of a starling's wing. 5. The Black Gnat--dubbed with
black mohair, the wings of the lightest part of a starling.
_April._--1. The Dark Brown,--brown spaniel's hair mixed with a little
violet camlet, warp with yellow silk, wings, grey feather from mallard.
2. The Violet Fly--dubbed with dark violet stuff, and a little dun
bear's hair mixed with it, wings from a mallard. 3. The Little Whirling
Dun--dubbed with fox cubs fur, ash coloured, ribbed about with yellow
silk, wings a pale grey feather from a mallard. 4. Small Bright
Brown--dubbed with camel's hair, and marten's yellow fur mixed, wings
pale feather of a starlin
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