22 FLY-FISHING. 



that will stand the salt water. The casting-line should 

 have two swivels ; and when there is a good breeze, 

 sufficient to enable you to use your largest flies, the 

 swivel nearest your wheel-line should be a very large 

 one. You should always be prepared with your 

 strongest as well as finest tackle, that you may be pro- 

 perly appointed, whatever the weather may be. 



SEA FLIES FOR POLLACK. 



No. 1. This was a favourite fly with plenty of 

 wind. Tail : about half an inch of gold twist round 

 the shank of the hook, then red feather of cock-of-the- 

 rock. Body: lower part red worsted, upper part blue 

 worsted or shag, gold twist, orange hackle lower part, 

 bright dark crimson hackle upper part. Wings : un- 

 der wings cock-of-the-rock's red feather, tipped with 

 white, upper wings two white feathers from under the 

 wing of wild fowl stained yellow. Head : large blue 

 jay's hackle twisted on. (See plate 1). 



No. 2. Tail .- gold twist, then some strips of 

 swan or white turkey mixed, stained red, orange, blue 

 or green. Body: same as No. 1. Wings : under 

 wings mixed colours, of swan or turkey stained, upper 

 wings brown turkey tipped with white. (See plate 2). 



