Artificial Flies 393 



Bob Barnwell's Ashy. — Body, yellowish green 

 mohair ribbed with peacock herl and a strip of 

 yellow mohair laid along each side ; legs ashy 

 hackle wound whole length of the body ; head, 

 red wool. 



The amateur will have great trouble in procur- 

 ing the peculiar shade of hackle for the two last 

 flies. It would be well to buy an "ashy" from 

 some reliable house, and keep it handy to match 

 the feather at the first opportunity. 



The Francis. — Tail, dark gray hackle ; body, 

 peacock herl ribbed with heavy cord of red silk 

 floss ; legs, dark gray hackle tied part way down 

 the body; wings, two dark gray hackle feathers 

 matched. 



Magalloway. — Tail, short fibres of yellow and 

 blue macaw; body, lower half brown mohair and 

 upper half black ostrich herl ribbed with gold 

 twist ; legs, gray hackle ; wings, brown feather 

 from peacock primary; head, black ostrich herl. 

 In using the brown primaries of the peacock, the 

 amateur will have great trouble to get them to lie 

 gracefully. A feather of the same shade is found 

 in the two upright feathers of the wings of the 

 mandarin duck. The fibres of the latter are not so 

 harsh as the peacock, and are much easier to tie. 



