American trout-stream insects : a guide to angling flies and other aquatic insects alluring to trout by Rhead Louis 1857-1926

Author:Rhead, Louis, 1857-1926
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Flies, Artificial, Trout fishing -- United States, Insects, Aquatic
Publisher: New York : Frederick A. Stokes Company
Published: 1916-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

SOME TROUT INSECTS FOR AUGUST

sect, with the tail sections ribbed in a greenish brown. This insect is out in late afternoons on dull or rainy days; on warm days it appears quite late, just before dark.

No. 4- Brown tip. A small, beautiful insect, with rich brown shoulders, and a patch of the same color at the top and end of the tail, the middle sections being ribbed on a greenish ground. The wisks are very long and are a pale yellow color, like the legs. This insect is fairly plentiful, and is quick in flight; though I captured many specimens in the net during the rain. A very unusual feature is that they vary considerably in size.

No. 5. Speckled orange drake. Another extremely beautiful insect, with metallic wings speckled in brown. This drake was caught as late as the 17th, on a cloudy day, and I saw it evenings only in warm weather.

No. 6. Little spotted drake. Though quite small its body is plump. It flies around all day in wavy motions over the water, dipping at the surface quite frequently. The general tone of the body and tail is orange, with bright yellow underneath.

No, 7. August dun. This insect, mottled in brown and blue, is the only dun of any fair size observed during this month. It is fairly plentiful in the afternoons and evenings during the latter part of the month.

No. 8. Sage-green ant. So called because the

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