ii8 SHOOTING AND SALMON FISHING 



The Glen Tana : 



Tag. Silver twist. 



Tail. Red saddle feather of gold pheasant. 



Body. Half yellow, half claret mohair, sparely put on, 

 gold tinsel, and, if the fly be large, then silver twist laid on 

 beside it. 



Hackles. Black heron laid on from commencement of 

 claret wool, and teal hackle at shoulder. 



Wings. Two long slips of red turkey or gled hawk, set on 

 well apart. 



TAe Spey Grey Heron: 



Tag. Two turns of gold tinsel. 



Body. Barely one-third orange floss and the rest black 

 floss, gold tinsel put on very wide, and between the turns a 

 single strand of fine silver twist ; in a large fly two strands 

 can be used, each equi-distant from the other. 



Hackles. Grey heron from half way up, and teal at 

 shoulder. 



Wing. Mallard. 



In spite of sombre look and meagre appearance, caused by 

 the absence of tail and the shortness of the wing, this fly is a 

 very killing one wherever quiet flies with sparely-dressed hooks 

 are in favour, and we have rarely failed to score when giving it 

 a trial. 



Whether wading trousers should be buckled tightly round 

 the waist, or be held up by braces and left open, is a question 

 on which anglers differ. Personally we chose the open plan, as 

 it is not so hot and better ventilation is ensured ; also, accounts 

 vary very much from those who have taken involuntary 

 headers, some stating they can swim quite comfortably, while 

 others tell a very different tale. Our own experience is, 

 luckily, very small, for the only ducking we ever had while 

 wading in trousers was on one April day into some ten feet of 

 water of the north side of the Kirk Pot at Glen Tana. A large 

 piece of rock broke away and we went souse in, when on 



