FAVOURITE FLIES 137 



Body . . . Black wool. 



End of the body . Fur from the hare's ear ; next to [the hare's 



ear crimson wool. 



Tail . . . Yellow wool. 



Round the body . Black-cock's hackle. 



End of the body . Red-cock's hackle. 



Round the body . Gold twist, spirally. 



No. 5. 



Meg with the Muckle Mouth. 



Wings . . . From the tail of a brown turkey. 



Head . . . Crimson wool. 



Body . . . YeUowsilk. 



End of body . . Crimson wool. 



Tail . . . Yellow or orange wool. 



Round the tail . . Red-cock's hackle. 



Round the body . Gold twist ; over it hackle mixed with 



colour, as above. 



No. 6. 

 Meg in her Braws. 



Wings . . . Light brown, from the wing of a bittern. 



Head . . . Yellow wool. 



Next the head . . Mottled blue feather from a jay's wing. 



Body . . . Brown wool mixed with bullock's hair. 



Towards the end of body Green wool ; next to that crimson wool. 



Tail . . . Yellow wool. 



Round the body . Gold twist ; over that cock's hackle, black 



at the roots and red at the points. 1 



Concerning these flies I will note one thing, 

 which is, that if you rise a fish with the Lady of 

 Mertoun, and he does not touch her, give him a 

 rest, and come over him with the Toppy, and you 

 have him to a certainty, and vice versa. This I 



1 The fashion in flies has changed on the Tweed, as on most other 

 Scottish waters. The gaudiest colours, the brightest tinsel, the most 

 daring combinations are displayed in the lures now in vogue. ED. 



