96 SHANNON SALMON-FLIES. 



Welsh flies. This sort of wing is represented by 

 figures 14 and 15, plate Y., viz. by the two last 

 flies I have just described. To distinguish this 

 wing from the " mixed " wing, I shall call it 

 " Tweed-fashion wing." I am not in love with 

 it; and, in nine cases out of ten, should prefer 

 the mixed wing. 



The great standard Shannon-fly is depicted 

 on the plate No. 2. The reader will be good 

 enough to refer to my written description of it at 

 p. 88. I will now give a description of other 

 large flies for the same river, the wings of which 

 are to be like those of the painted fly, and the 

 hooks on which they are to be dressed of the same 

 size, at least for high spring-tide water. 



No. 1. Body, half orange, half black floss silk, 

 over all of which a plain ginger hackle, and silver 

 tinsel and gold twist ; blue silk tag, tipped with 

 silver ; blue jay at shoulder, and blue fur head. 

 Wings and hook like those of " The Shannon." 



No. 2. Pomona-green floss silk body, over 

 which blood-red hackle, stripped on one side ; 

 orange tag, jay under shoulder, and blue head. 

 Wings and hook as before. 



