114 ANGLING FOE GAME FISH. 



Popham* are also first-class flies, and will kill almost any- 

 where. 



Some dark flies should always be kept in the fly-book, for 

 gloomy days. One of the best of these is the Black and Teal 

 (Fig. 74), dressed according to the late Francis Francis' pattern.f 



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 Fig. 74. The Black and Teal. 



a, Head ; &, Gut-loop ; c, Shoulder Hackle ; d. Body ; e, Tinsel ; /, Butt ; 

 g. Tag ; h. Tail ; i. Under Wing ; j, Upper Wing. 



It is good on most rivers, and particularly the Spey and the Tay. 

 There are two other sober- coloured flies — Western Butcher,;|! 

 and August Brown§ — for the dressings of which I am indebted 



* Tag, gold thread. Tail, a topping, and Indian crow. Butt black harl. Body 

 in three equal parts, butted with black ostrich harl ; the first, orange floss silk, 

 ribbed with gold thread, having Indian crow above and below. The middle joint, 

 yellow floss silk, ribbed with gold thread, with Indian crow as on other joint. 

 Third joint, medium blue floss silk, ribbed with silver thread, with Indian crow as 

 before. Hackle, at throat only, jay. Wing— under, fibres teal, gallina, golden 

 pheasant tail, light brown turkey, bustard, red and yellow dyed swan ; upper, 

 two strips of mallard, and topping over all. Cheeks, blue chatterer. Horns, 

 blue macaw. Head, black wool. 



t Black and Teal is dressed thus : Tag, silver twist and golden floss. Tail, one 

 topping. Butt, black harl. Body, two turns of orange floss, the rest black (floss,, 

 horsehair, or mohair); in large flies fur is often used. Broadish silver tinsel. 

 Black hackle over three parts of the body. Gallina (the dark feather with the 

 large, round spots) on the shoulder. Wing, double (single in small flies) jungle- 

 cnck, with topping over them, and two good-sized teal, or slices of widgeon, or 

 pintail, to form a body to the wing. Head, gold thread. 



X Body, dark maroon mohair, silvei- twist. Wings, grouse-feather, with two 

 strands blue macaw. Hackle, jay's wing, mixed with some few dark otrands. 

 Tail, golden-pheasant hackle. 



§ Body, light brown mohair, gold twist. Wings of the gled tail or bittern. 

 Hackle, dark brown. Very useful in full water. ^ 



