LIST OF FLIES, USED IN NORTH WALES. February .

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1. Red Fly.—Middle of February, until the middle of October. Fine days.

2. Dark Dun.—Middle of February, and continues through the Season. Fine days.

March.

3. Blue Dun.—Beginning of March to the end of April. Gloomy and wet days, from 10 to 3.

4. March Brown.—Middle of March, to the end of April. Dark gloomy days, from 11 to 2.

5. Light Dun.—Beginning of March, and continues through the season. Gloomy days.

6. Oak, or Down-head Fly.—Middle of March and continues through the season. Gloomy and wet days.

7. Hofland’s Fancy.—Woodcock’s Wing—brown cinnamon body, red legs, and two fibres of red hackle for tail. Will do for Tal y Llyn, and if dressed larger, for Llyn Ogwen.

April.

8. Greentail.—Beginning of April for about ten days. Warm bright mornings from 6 to 11.

9. Gravel Fly.—Latter end of April to end of May. Fine days.

10. Small Stone Fly.—Middle of April to the end of May. All weathers, and at any time of the day. Does best in smaller brooks, and in rapid streams in rivers.

May.

11. Marlow Buzz, or Coch y Bonddu.—All the season, but particularly in May, June, and July. Gloomy and wet days.

12. May Fly.—All May and June. Gloomy and wet days.

13. Horse Flesh, or the Cabin Fly.—May, June, and July. All weathers.

14. Brook Fly.—The first of May to the latter end of September. Hot weather.

15. Iron Blue.—About the 7th of May to the middle of June. Will never kill except the wind is from the North or East.

16. Sand Fly.—About the middle of May, and continues for three months, all weathers, after 7 at night.

17. Green Drake.—About the 20th of May for 9 or 10 days, from 10 in the morning until dusk.

18. Gray Drake.—From the 27th or 28th of May, to middle of June, from 6 or 7 in the evening to sunset.

19. Orl Fly.—Latter end of May to the latter end of June, from 4 o’Clock in the morning until 7 in the evening. Hot weather.

June and July.

20. Red Spinner.—Middle of June to the latter end of August. In the evenings of very hot days, from seven o’clock, as long as you can see.

21. Hazle Fly.—About the latter end of June for nine or ten days. Wet and gloomy weather.

August and September.

22. Red Ant.—About the 10th or 12th of August, to the latter end of September. Warm days, from noon until four.

23. Black Ant.—Same in every respect as Red Ant.

24. Little Pale Blue.—Middle of August to the latter end of September, from 10 in the morning till 3 in the afternoon. Rough cold days.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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