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5. Wing : Woodcock. 



Body : Orange or yellow crewel, ribbed with 



gold thread. 

 Hackle: Red. 



6. Wing : From the jay's wing, of a pale-bluish 



tinge, darker towards the butt. 

 Body : Hare's ear and water-rat's fur mixed, 

 the former predominating and picked out 

 for legs ; gold tinsel at the tail. 



7. Wing : Light jay's wing. 



Body: Olive mohair, ribbed with fine gold wire. 

 Hackle : Greenish-olive in appearance, but 



golden when held up to the light. 

 A black hackle or a teal wing may be used as a 



change. 



This is a well-known Irish fly, called the 

 4 golden olive.' 



THE HECHAM-PECHAM. 



Wing : Mallard with white tips (a nearly black 



feather). 



Body : Red wool, ribbed with silver twist. 

 Hackle : Red. 



This is the best of all loch-flies. There are 

 several varieties of it, but the wing is the 

 same in all. There are green, yellow, and blue 

 hechams. 



N.B. The name is pronounced as if spelt 

 ' heckam-peckam.' 



