44 THE TROUT 



English manufacturing town, with a huge and hideous 

 dam-head and obtrusive sluices visible. The process 

 of catching trout in both is very similar even the 

 flies used are much the same. 



But let us suppose that it is some small lonely 

 Joch in the Highlands of Scotland which has to be 

 fished. If there is no boat, then bank fishing it must 

 be. First of all, what flies are to be used ? Well, I 

 confess I do not know the specific names of any loch 

 flies, but to describe those which may be taken as 

 stock ones useful almost anywhere I venture to 

 recommend the following : 



1. Teal wing, reddish wool body, with gold twist 

 and red hackle. 



2. Teal wing, black body, with silver twist, black 

 hackle. (Either of the above may be dressed with 

 mallard or woodcock wing.) 



3. Red wool body, with silver twist, red hackle. 

 Wing, a white-tipped feather from a wild-drake's wing. 

 This last is a useful fly on almost any lake in any 

 part of the country. 



These tyings are taken from Mr. Francis's book on 

 angling, and I believe them to be standard flies which 

 will generally kill trout. At any rate, I myself have 

 usually found them efficacious. 



There are, needless to add, swarms upon swarms 



