THE SILVER DOCTOR 335 



Butt : Scarlet wool. 



Body : Flat silver tinsel, ribbed with oval ditto. 

 Throat : Medium blue with small speckled guinea- 

 fowl over. 

 Head : Scarlet wool. 



The above is Mr. Mallock's dressing. Mr. 

 Kelson gives the following : 



Tag : Silver twist and dark-yellow silk. 



Tail : A topping and kingfisher. 



Butt : Dark-scarlet wool. 



Body : Flat silver tinsel, ribbed with oval ditto. 



Throat : A blue hackle and guinea-fowl. 



Wing : Connected strands of tippet, summer duck, 

 pintail, golden-pheasant tail, swan, dyed light- 

 yellow and light-blue, mallard, bustard, and a 

 topping. 



Horns : Blue macaw. 



Head : Scarlet wool. 



None of our standard patterns possess a higher 

 reputation than the ' Silver Doctor.' It will 

 take fish in any river. Mr. Kelson advocates its 

 being used on bright days rather than in dull 

 weather. I have found it do well on both bright 

 and dull days, especially on those which are 

 alternately bright and cloudy. The ' Blue Doctor ' 

 is also an especially good fly more particularly 

 when the sun is bright and the sky blue overhead. 

 The ' Black Doctor ' is much esteemed, and is, I 



