LISMORE FLIES. 135 



Blackwater using in brotherly emulation the 

 following flies : — 



Ko. 1. This fly, a standard one at the cele- 

 brated weirs of Lismore, is depicted on Plate 

 No. IV., and described, marked No. 12, at page 

 93. It may be dressed one size larger, and then 

 it will be of the largest spring size, suitable at 

 that season for the highest water between Lismore 

 and the sea. 



No. 2. To be made like the last, substituting a 

 blood-red tas; for a gold colour one, and havino; a 

 joint of dark blood-red coloured pig's hair under 

 the shoulder. 



No. 3. Body, light brown olive pig's wool, over 

 which hackle of the same colour, and gold tinsel ; 

 tag, golden yellow, and between it and the olive 

 body a very short joint or tag of grey fur ; tail, 

 sprigs of mallard and golden pheasant neck-feather. 

 Wings, hooks and feelers like those of the two 

 preceding flies. Head, blue or deep red mohair. 



No. 4. Body, one third of it next the tail to be 

 of grey fur, the remainder up to the wings of 

 bright green fur, and same coloured hackle ; amber 

 tag, tail as before, blood-red head ; wings as before, 

 with the addition of a few green fibres from the 

 sword-feather of the peacock. Hook, No. 4 

 and 5. 



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