100 HINTS ON ANGLING. 



nearly exhausted, hurried to the spot. By the united 

 efforts of the party, who were of course delighted with 

 such an adventure, the splendid fish was hauled ashore, 

 to the no small gratification of the inmates of Altrive 

 House, which rang till the " wee short hours" with this 

 deed of piscatory chivalry. Professor Wilson was of 

 the party, and turned the laugh as usual against the 

 shepherd, by seriously maintaining that he had actually 

 been carried on the fish's back from one side of the 

 Tweed to the other. 



The flies to be used in Scotland in ordinary salmon- 

 fishing may be enumerated as follows, the angler filling 

 up the catalogue according to his fancy or experience. 



No. 7. Limerick. The body claret and orange mo- 

 hair, or red cock's hackle, with green tip ribbed with 

 gold twist; legs black hackle; wings turkey feather 

 with white tip. 



No. 5. Body greenish yellow mohair, ribbed with 

 gold twist and red tip; legs black hackle; wings 

 mottled grey. 



No. 4. Body one half pale red, the other half orange 

 mohair with gold twist; tip turkey's wing; legs red 

 hackle; wings the black and white tail-feather of the 

 turkey. 



The English rivers are but of little importance in 

 salmon-fishing ; and, on this account we need give no 

 formal enumeration of particular coloured flies for these 

 waters. The best method perhaps is to get flies dressed 

 on such sized hooks, and in such colours as will generally 

 answer at all seasons, for trout, salmon, sea-trout, 

 whiting, etc. 



As a general principle, it may be safely stated, that a 

 certain degree of gaudiness is indispensable in all salmon- 



