. Alphabet of scientific angling for the use of beginners. Fly fishing; Bait fishing; Fishes -- Food; Fishes -- Feeding and feeds; Fishes -- Sense organs. 80 PRACTICAL LESSONS IN RIVER The prime dun. a, the natural fly ; /), the artificial fly. Flies for March. The season now improves, and in the warm cloudy days, which sometimes occur, good sport may be ob- tained. The leading fly of this month is the dun drake or March brown, and by corruption, Moorish brown {Ephemerci). The body is dubbed with hare's ear fur and yellow worsted, or with black wool whipped with red silk; the wings a
. Alphabet of scientific angling for the use of beginners. Fly fishing; Bait fishing; Fishes -- Food; Fishes -- Feeding and feeds; Fishes -- Sense organs. 80 PRACTICAL LESSONS IN RIVER The prime dun. a, the natural fly ; /), the artificial fly. Flies for March. The season now improves, and in the warm cloudy days, which sometimes occur, good sport may be ob- tained. The leading fly of this month is the dun drake or March brown, and by corruption, Moorish brown {Ephemerci). The body is dubbed with hare's ear fur and yellow worsted, or with black wool whipped with red silk; the wings are taken from the mottled feather of a partridge's tail; and the hackle is taken from a grey cock. The hooks used are No. 7 and No. 8. Carroll says the trouts refuse every other fly while this is on the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Rennie, James, 1787-1867. London : William Orr
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