96 SHANNON SALMON- FLIES. 



Welsh flies. This sort of wing is represented by 

 figures 14 and 15, plate Y., viz. by the two last 

 flies I have just described. To distinguish this 

 wing from the " mixed " wing, I shall call it 

 " Tweed-fashion wing." I am not in love with 

 it; and, in nine cases out of ten, should prefer 

 the mixed wing. 



The great standard Shannon-fly is depicted 

 on the plate No. 2. The reader will be good 

 enough to refer to my written description of it at 

 p. 88. I will now give a description of other 

 laro'e flies for the same river, the wino:s of which 

 are to be like those of the painted fly, and the 

 hooks on which they are to be dressed of the same 

 size, at least for high spring-tide water. 



No. 1. Body, half orange, half black floss silk, 

 over all of which a plain ginger hackle, and silver 

 tinsel and gold twist ; blue silk tag, tipped with 

 silver ; blue jay at shoulder, and blue fur head. 

 Wings and hook like those of " The Shannon." 



No. 2. Pomona-green floss silk body, over 

 which blood-red hackle, stripped on one side ; 

 orange tag, jay under shoulder, and blue head. 

 Wings and hook as before. 



