THE DUSTY MILLER 337 



This fly has a very varmint-looking, sporting 

 appearance ; the colouring is peculiarly good. It 

 is a reliable fly in all descriptions of weather. 



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I have a special fancy for this fly, for I have so 

 often had occasion to be grateful to its alluring 

 qualities. It is a good fly throughout the season, 

 but especially for autumn fishing. It is a quiet, 

 somewhat sombre-looking fly. Although it is 

 metal-bodied, the fact of the tinsel being embossed 

 reduces the glitter, and it is therefore just the fly 

 to use on those days in which the weather may 

 be described as intermediate, i.e., neither bright 

 nor cloudy. Francis gives the following excellent 

 recipe for its dressing : 



Tag : Silver tinsel and dark-olive floss-silk. 



Tail : A topping. 



Butt : Black ostrich. 



Body : Embossed silver tinsel, ribbed with gold 



thread, and hackled with a dark-olive-coloured 



hackle. 



Throat : Small speckled guinea-fowl. 

 Wing : Golden-pheasant tail, mallard, teal, green 



parrot, strips of swan feathers dyed a lavender 



colour. 



Cheeks : Jungle-cock. 

 Head : Black ostrich, wool, or varnished. 



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