208 THE PRACTICAL FISHERMAN. 



The following is said to be an excellent all-round fly either in Scotland, 

 Ireland, or England: Tail, a short tuft of orange yellow floss silk; 

 body, a dark ruddy brown or brown red pigs' wool, fine silver twist 

 hackle, coch-y-bonddhu, red with black centre; wing, two strips of 

 bright teal. The White Tip. This is also a standard Tweed pattern. 

 Tail, short orange floss ; body, black ostrich herl, silver thread ; hackle, 

 dark coch-y-bonddhu, with only a little red at tips of the fibres ; wing, 

 two shreds from the black and white wing feather of a wild drake, three- 

 quarter black and quarter black and white tip. Another Pattern. Tail, 

 short golden floss ; body, ruddy orange, gold thread ; red hackle, with a 

 scrap of black at the butt of the feather ; wing, the brown speckled 

 feathers from a woodcock's tail or the rump of a brown speckled hen. 

 Hooks, of all, moderate size. 



The above flies are dressed by Jamie Wright, of Johnstone, and, 

 probably, may be procured from him, with the addition of several other 

 sorts not here named. 



West of Ireland Flies. No. 1 : Tail, a whisk from the cock of the 

 rock's breast feather; body, light claret red pigs' wool; hackle, the 

 same, fineish gold tinsel under wing, a fragment of golden pheasant 

 tippet, over it brown mallard ; black head. Medium size hook. This 

 is said to be a wonderful killer. No. 2 : Tail, sprigs of golden phea- 

 sant, tippet, and teal ; body, dirty reddish brown, almost the colour of 

 dark cow's hair, gold thread; red hackle, with a black butt to it from 

 shoulder ; wing, mixed bustard, predominating with fibres of gallina, two 

 or three sprigs of golden pheasant, tippet, and ground feather, with 

 peacock's breast ; head, peacock's herl. Large size hook. No. 3 : Tag 

 pale blue floss ; tail, sprigs of golden pheasant tippet and fine blue 

 macaw points ; body, golden yellow floss, gold thread ; hackle, dark olive 

 with one turn of tag at shoulder ; wing, mixed golden pheasant tail and 

 tippet, brown mallard and gallina ; head, black ; small size. These 

 three flies may be easily made, and are not expensive if bought. They 

 are, in addition to these advantages, sure killers. 



I refrain from adding to the list, because I am persuaded that the 

 ordinary white brout angler will prefer purchasing the local flies or 

 dressing his own from local patterns, and, as I have before observed, 

 these vary in a remarkable degree. They also are, with the exception of 

 the chief and standard sorts, as changeable as the wind. 



Before passing from the subject of fly fishing for sea trout, it is 

 necessary that I should again refer to the views of that heretic fly fisher, 

 Mr. Pennell. The principles of which his typical flies are the outcome, 

 of course, touch the sea trout as well as the salmon. That the angler 

 may have a chance ef comparing his lures with those given from 



