266 ORDINARY WELSHMEN. 



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, Nos. 4 and 5. This is a standard Spey-fly 

 for May and June. 



JFltes. 



No. 1. Body, dingy yellow mohair, with same 

 coloured very full hackle, and ribbed with gold 

 tinsel ; wings, two back or bittern neck-feathers, 

 tied on Tweed fashion. Hook, No. 5. The hac- 

 kles of Welsh flies are generally very long in the 

 fibre, and are wound closely, without clipping 

 their points, from almost the bend of the hook 

 upwards to the wings. 



No. 2. Body, light-brown coloured mohair, 

 ginger hackle, gold twist and bittern feathers for 

 wings. Hook, No. 6. 



No. 3. Body, dingy orange mohair, furnace 

 hackle, gold tinsel, and full mallard wings. Hook, 

 Nos. 5, 6, and 7. 



No. 4. Body, a mixture of grey, blue, and 

 yellow mohair, with a long-fibred darkish blue 

 dun hackle struck closely from the tail up to the 

 wings, which are to be of light-brown spotted 

 turkey tail-feather ; tail, a few short bustard fea- 

 ther fibres. Hook, Nos. 6 and 7. 



