THE JOCK SCOTT 343 



24. THE JOCK SCOTT. 



This fly and the Silver Doctor may be said to 

 be, of all known patterns of salmon-flies, the very 

 best. It may truly be said that no fisherman 

 should be without them. The Jock Scott is thus 

 dressed : 



Tag : Silver twist and light-yellow silk. 



Tail : A topping and an Indian crow's feather. 



Butt : Black ostrich. 



Body : In two equal portions, the lower one being 

 of light yellow floss-silk, ribbed with fine silver 

 twist, and butted with black ostrich ; above and 

 below this part of the body are placed two or 

 three toucan feathers, which should reach just 

 beyond the butt of the tail. The upper part of 

 the body is of black floss-silk, ribbed with flat 

 silver tinsel, and fine silver twist beside it, and 

 hackled with a natural black hackle throughout 

 the length of the black floss-silk portion. 



Throat : Small speckled guinea-fowl. 



Wings : Two strips of white-tipped black turkey ; 

 above these, strips of bustard, gray mallard, 

 strands of golden-pheasant tail, and peacock 

 sword-feather ; over these are strands of red 

 macaw and blue and yellow swan ; two strips of 

 mallard and a topping above all. 



Sides : Jungle-fowl (two spots). 



Cheeks : Chatterer. 



