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with orange hackle at the shoulder, and blue head. 

 Wings, six toppings, and one small one for tail. 

 Hook, No. 5 and 6. 



This beautiful fly will not kill on bright days, 

 or in low bright water ; but, under contrary con- 

 ditions of weather and water, it will prove success- 

 ful in the Tweed, Shannon, and Ballyshannon. 



No. 4. Body, half orange, half black, the black 

 part next the wings, and to be of pig's hair, the 

 whole to be ribbed with gold twist and silver 

 tinsel ; a black hackle to be struck from the centre 

 of the body upwards, and a few turns of a yellow 

 hackle to be made beyond the shoulder; dark 

 blue head. Wings, four toppings, having at each 

 side of them a jungle-cock's feather ; tail, two 

 or three fibres of golden pheasant's neck-feather. 

 Hook, No. 5 and 6. for full water ; and for low 

 water. No. 7 and 8. 



No. 5. Body, puce mohair and claret hackle ; 

 tag, yellow or orange mohair ; to be ribbed with 

 gold twist ; orange hackle, blue jay, and king- 

 fisher at shoulder; full, gaudily mixed wings. 

 Hook, No. 6 and 7. 



I believe that, at the present time, the rivers 

 of Sutherlandshire will afford more sport to the 



