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with a little black at the head ; tail, two fibres of sword feather ; 

 wing, woodcock's wing. 



4. Body, a lightish yellow rather thinly laid on ; hackle, a sandy 

 red ; tail, two fibres of red parrot ; a turn of gold tinsel at tail ; 

 wing, woodcock. 



5. Body, lower half lightish yellow, upper scarlet, ribbed with 

 gold thread ; hackle, a brown red with dark centre ; tail, two 

 fibres of sword feather ; wing, woodcock. 



6. Body, bright medium blue well ribbed with fine gold tinsel ; 

 tail, two fibres of red hackle ; dressed buzz, with the small blue 

 barred feathers of the jay ; wing, with most fibres on the wing, 

 those on the breast being clipped slightly. 



In Nos. i, 2, 4 and 5, the wool is picked out a little. 



All the hooks are of the round bend, and the numbers run from 5 

 to 7, but the shanks are shorter than they are in my scale by a full 

 quarter of an inch or more. 



Here are half a dozen patterns for Welsh lakes. They are 

 the pets of Llyn Ogwen, and were sent me by an artist of 

 note who dwells on the banks ; they are beautifully tied, and 

 will be useful on any of the Welsh lakes. 



1. Orange mohair, gold tinsel and grouse hackle (buzz). 



2. Black ostrich heil, silver tinsel ; black hackle ; slips of a 

 clearly specked grouse feather for the wing. 



3. Copper-coloured peacock herl ; red hackle, stained orange, 

 with a black butt or bottom to it (buzz). 



4. Copper-coloured peacock herl ; black hackle ; light starling 

 wing. 



5. Black ostrich herl and silver thread ; black hackle ; medium 

 starling wing. 



6. Body and tinsel as in No. 5 ; hackle stained bright red of a 

 lake colour ; wing, dark starling or blackbird. 



These flies are small, and are dressed on No. n and 12 

 hooks, but they can be enlarged to suit the taste and fancy 

 of the angler or the fish. 



With the list I have given, and the following list for the 

 west of Ireland lakes and streams, more particularly in Kerry, 

 and which were sent me by Haynes of Cork, and are beautifully 

 tied, the lake angler may consider his quiver full even to 

 repletion. I describe the flies as I find them in the parcel : 



1. Is neither more nor less than the common blue dun. Blue 

 dun body ; ditto hackle ; and starling wing, two whisks for tail. 



2. Is a small March brown. 



3. Is the August dun. 



4. Medium orange floss body and gold thread ; black hackle ; 

 medium starling wing ; mallard whisks for tail. 



