Artificial Flies 299 



Gogebic. — Tag, scarlet silk floss; tail, scarlet ibis 

 and white ; butt, black ostrich herl ; body, yellow, 

 ribbed with fine gold twist ; legs, scarlet hackle 

 wound from butt to shoulder ; wings, white 

 matched feathers with small ibis on each side. 



White Moth. — Tail, scarlet ibis ; body, white 

 chenille; legs, white hackle; wings, matched 

 white feathers. 



I have now given a description of about all the 

 standard flies used for trout. Of course there 

 are many others, some used only in certain parts 

 of the country, and others designed and used only 

 by private parties and their friends. 



Such knowledge as I possess of fly-tying was 

 derived from the practical teachings of Samuel 

 P. Kellogg of Elizabeth, New Jersey, who was 

 undoubtedly one of the most skilled of amateur 

 or professional fly-tiers, as he was certainly one 

 of the best informed in the natural history of our 

 feathered fauna. He is now deceased, and the 

 cause of his death should be a warning to all 

 who keep a stock of fly materials. He died 

 from poison produced by the incautious use of 

 arsenic. 



