62 SALMON FLIES 



Cock of the Rock. Practically all the 

 feathers can be used as hackles. They 

 are of a beautiful bright orange colour. 



Jay. The barred blue feathers forming 

 the middle wing coverts. Not very 

 many of these will be found to be of 

 that bright sky blue so much desired, 

 and from the comparative shortness of 

 the fibres they are not suitable for large 

 flies. Jay figures very prominently in 

 Irish patterns. 



All these feathers should be procured from 

 (male) birds, and, if possible, in their winter 

 plumage except Cock of the Rock January 

 and February being as a rule the best months. 



3. Special hackles. These are - 



(a) The fluffy grey or whitish feathers from 

 the thigh of a Golden Eagle, and are not, as 

 may be imagined, particularly easy or cheap 

 to procure. They are dyed a golden lemon 

 colour in the Yellow and Avon Eagles. 



(b) The long - fibred mobile feathers from 

 the crest and shoulders (black), and the 

 breast, back, and rump (grey) of the common 

 Heron. 



(c) The soft-fibred pseudo-hackles, known 



