SALMON FISHING 



sword-feathers, red macaw, blue and yellow dyed 

 swan, with two strips of brown mallard and a top- 

 ping above. 



Sides : Jungle cock. Cheeks : Blue chatterer. 

 Horns: Blue macaw. Head: Black herl. 



Following is what Major John P. Traherne says 

 of the famous fly in the Badminton Library : 



" No one will dispute that ' Jock Scott,' when 

 dressed correctly, is the most remarkable of all our 

 standard patterns and therefore entitled to the pre- 

 cedence it has been accorded. It is probably the 

 best known fly that swims in the three kingdoms 

 and it would hardly be an exaggeration to say that 

 this splendid specimen of artificial entomology has 

 won an almost superstitious veneration amongst 

 salmon anglers. Whether used in rushing streams 

 or rapids, or in still, sluggish oily pools, its appear- 

 ance seems to be equally attractive and its success 

 assured." 



Next to the fly itself, the most interesting 

 part of the salmon fisherman's outfit is his leader, 

 which is made of gut taken from the silk-ducts of 

 the silk-worm. Only a short strand is secured 

 from each silk-worm, and, hence, the leader must 

 be knotted, each length representing the contribu- 

 tion from a single worm. It takes from fifteen to 

 eighteen strands of silk-worm-gut to make a leader 



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