STANDARD SPEY-FLIES. 123 



before; wings, brown mallard feather. Hook, 

 No. 4 and 5. 



'No, 4. Body, cinnamon brown floss silk ; hackle, 

 tinsel, and wings like the last fly. Hook, No. 5 

 and 6. 



No. 5. Body, puce floss silk, grouse hackle, 

 silver and gold twist, and mallard wing. Hook, 

 No. 7. 



The two first flies are very large, and only fit 

 for the spring. The three last are smaller, and 

 are summer and autumn flies. 



No. 6. Body, near the tail, fiery-brown floss 

 silk ; towards the head, from the centre of the 

 body, orange floss silk, ostrich tag tipped with 

 silver twist. The body to be ribbed with silver 

 tinsel and gold twist, orange hackle from tag to 

 wings, under which blue jay hackle. Wings, a 

 golden pheasant neck-feather, and fibres of Argus 

 pheasant, and slightly spotted cream-coloured 

 turkey tail-feathers ; black head and red tail. 

 Hook, No. 4 and 5. This is a standard Spey- 

 fly for May and June. 



No. 7. Body, puce floss silk, and next the 

 shoulder the body is to be of mohair of the same 

 colour ; red and black tag, tipped with gold 

 twist; body to be ribbed with silver tinsel and 

 gold twist ; grouse hackle over the puce mohair. 



