Body. Reddish orange Berlin wool, ribbed with black silk, and narrow gold tinsel.
Hackle. Coch-y-bondhu.
Wings. From sixth or seventh quill feathers of landrail wings.
Hook. New size, No. 2—3.
(Imitation illustrated on [Plate II., Figs. 3 and 4].)
CHAPTER VIII
Winged Ants
The Winged Ants, which are the newly hatched insects, appear about the middle of July. The time at which they appear, however, varies very much. They appear in swarms, and when one of these swarms gets near or on the water, the fish feed greedily upon them. They have four wings, the anterior pair being somewhat longer than the body. These wings, when at rest, do not fold neatly over each other, and as the insect is clumsy in its flight, even a slight breeze is sufficient to drive many of them out to the water.
The Ant I have seen most frequently on the water is a large Red Ant, but smaller Red Ants and winged Black Ants are also frequently seen. The position of the wings in relation to the body easiest to imitate is shown in the illustration of the imitation of the Willow-fly, which has four wings.