SALMON FISHING 117 



so well known as the two first-named celebrities, the dressing 

 is appended for the use of those who tie their own, which all 

 anglers should learn to do. Apart from the pleasure of killing 

 with flies of one's own making, the amusement will while away 

 many a long day when the river is unfishable, and even a wet 

 Sabbath — of course, not if within reach of the kirk — may be 

 shortened if surrounded by fur, feathers, silk, wax and tinsel ; 

 but tell it not to " Sandy," or for ever those flies will come 

 under the ban of unlucky ones. 



The Killer: 



Tag. Silver tinsel. 



Tail. Red saddle feather of golden pheasant. 



Body, commencing from tail. Yellow, orange, red, and 

 blue mohair, equally divided and sparely put on, silver 

 tinsel over. 



Hackle. Grey heron at shoulder, and over it a red saddle 

 feather of golden pheasant. 



Wing. Two slips of red turkey or gled hawk set wide 

 apart. 



The Gordon: 



Tag. Silver twist. 



Tail. Topping and red ibis. 



Butt. Black. 



Body. Two turns of orange yellow floss silk and the rest 

 rich claret floss, silver tinsel, and, if the fly be large, then silver 

 twist by the side of it. 



Hackle. Claret from commencement of claret floss, and 

 light blue at shoulder, or in a small fly a jay hackle will do. 



Wing. Two feathers of gold pheasant ruff, reaching to 

 black butt, over these a mixture of gold pheasant tail, peacock, 

 white, yellow, red, and blue fibres of dyed swan, a long topping 

 over all, jungle cock cheeks and a black head. 



If the fly be dressed large, one or two sword-feathers of 

 the gold pheasant should be added over the gold pheasant ruff 

 feathers. 



