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into dirty orange, and that again into a purple claret at the 

 shoulder ; silver tinsel ; black hackle from tail to head ; 

 peacock wing. 



The size of these flies for the Conon will vary from medium 

 salmon down to small grilse size, or from 5 to 8 or 9. 



THE LOCHY 



I give now four flies for the Lochy. The Lochy flies should 

 be dressed smaller even than the Ness, not much above sea 

 trout size. These patterns are from Mr. Farlow, of 191 Strand. 



No. i. Tag, silver twist ; tail, a topping and three or four 

 sprigs of red parrot ; body, two turns of yellow, ditto of red, 

 and the rest of black crewel ; gold tinsel ; a black hackle only 

 at the shoulder, with a blue jay over it ; under wing, tippet 

 with blips of brown mallard over, mixed wood-duck and gallina 

 outside of that ; blue macaw ribs. 



No. 2. Tag, silver twist and orange floss ; tail, one topping, 

 a few sprigs of tippet and wood-duck mixed ; butt, peacock 

 herl ; body, pale blue silk ; fine silver thread doubled ; lightish 

 red claret hackle from butt to head, two turns of blue jay on 

 shoulder ; wing, gold pheasant tail and tippet sprigs mixed 

 lightish mallard and gallina over ; black head. 



No. 3. Tag, silver twist and ruby silk ; tail, sprigs of tippet 

 black partridge, or, failing in that, a bit of dark teal and gallina 

 mixed ; butt, black ostrich herl ; body, two turns of blue, and 

 two of ruby floss, the rest of a dirty orange, or olive-yellow 

 floss ; gold thread doubled ; olive hackle (down to ruby 

 floss), grouse hackle on shoulder ; wing, a strip of dark, almost 

 black turkey, with light tippet over that, sprigs of tippet, 

 bustard, bright red and yellow gallina over that, and mallard 

 above that ; blue macaw ribs and black head. 



No. 4. Tag, silver twist and orange floss ; tail, a yellow 

 toucan feather ; body, dark mulberry floss ; gold tinsel ; 

 brown claret hackle, grouse hackle on shoulder ; wing, same 

 as No. 3 ; head black. 



THE THURSO 



The Thurso is one of the best early spring rivers in Scotland, 

 and seldom fails in yielding sport. It is not a large river, but 

 is fed by several small lakes. It is extremely prolific, but 

 rather a dull dead stream, is perfectly open, devoid of high 

 banks, and easy to fish. For all these reasons it is a capital 



