August. Stream Flies
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August. Stream Flies
No. 1. August Dun
Tail
Two fibres of a red cock's hackle.
Body
Brown floss ribbed with yellow silk thread.
Hackle
Red hen's.
Wings
Brown mottled hen.
No. 2. Cinnamon Fly
Tail
Two fibres of a red cock's hackle.
Body
Fawn floss.
Hackle
Ginger cock's or hen's.
Wings
Brown partridge's red tail feather.
No. 3. Dun Midge
Body
Golden olive floss.
Hackle
Light-blue dun.
Wings
Snipe.
No. 4. Prince Charlie
Tail
Small tuft of red floss silk.
Body
Red floss silk ribbed with flat gold.
Hackle
Black.
Wings
Gray mottled partridge's tail feather.
No. 5. Jenny Spinner
Tail
Two fibres of a white cock's hackle.
Body
White floss silk wound round the shank of the hook, and tied at the thorax and tail with four or five turns of deep red-brown silk.
Hackle
Sea-swallow.
No. 6. Willow Fly
Tail
Two fibres of a blue dun cock's hackle.
Body
Water-rat's or mole's fur ribbed with yellow silk thread.
Hackle
A lightish blue dun.
No. 7. Black Spider
Body
Dark orange silk thread.
Hackle
Black.
No. 8. Orange Bumble
Body
Orange floss ribbed with a strand of sword peacock and fine flat gold.
Hackle
Honey dun cock's, from tail to head.
No. 9. Honey Dun Bumble
Body
Pale yellow floss ribbed with sword peacock.
Hackle
Honey dun cock's hackle of a yellowish tint, from tail to head.
No. 10. Furnace Palmer
Body
Peacock herl ribbed with gold.
Hackle
Black and red cock's from tail to head.
No. 11. Hardy's Favourite
Tail
Golden pheasant tippet fibres.
Body
Peacock herl ribbed with red silk.
Hackle
Dark partridge.
Wings
No. 12. Dark Brown Sedge
Body
Dark brown floss ribbed with gold thread.
Hackle
Dark red cock's from tail to head.
Wings
Dark brown partridge's tail.
No. 13. Light Brown Sedge
Body
Brown fur from hare's face, ribbed yellow gimp or thread.
Hackle
Brown-ginger cock's from tail to head.
Wings
Mavis or corncrake.
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