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trifle darker, and the tinsel gold. All these flies kill well also 

 on the Usk. 



The two following^flies are from Mr. Harrison, of Lam- 

 peter : 



No. i. The Gamekeeper. Tag, gold tinsel and peacock herl ; 

 tail, a topping and some golden pheasant sword feather fibres ; 

 the body is somewhat difficult to decide on, being well washed ; 

 it appears to be of a red-brown or burnt sienna-coloured 

 mohair, gold tinsel ; hackle, greenish olive, darkish blue at 

 shoulder ; wing, a short tippet and golden pheasant's rump 

 feather, over this bustard, with golden pheasant's tail (the 

 streaked feather), the latter much predominating ; head, 

 peacock herl. 



No. 2 is a pattern of Mr. Harrison's own devising. Tag, 

 silver tinsel ; tail, a small tippet feather ; body, two turns of 

 yellow crewel, the rest of light red crewel, the usual colour of 

 blotting-paper, silver tinsel ; lightish brown hackle, medium 

 blue at shoulder ; wings, blue hackle point same colour as the 

 shoulder, golden pheasant's tail (the streaked feather). 



The following is one of three sent me by Mr. Whitlow, of 

 Twickenham. Tag, gold tinsel ; tail, red parrot ; butt, black 

 ostrich ; body, olive-yellow ; narrow gold tinsel ; hackle, 

 light brown-red, blue jay at shoulder ; wings, light dun 

 turkey with a few dark blurred spots on it ; head, black 

 ostrich. 



Mr. Whitlow also sent a somewhat similar fly with apple- 

 green body and hen pheasant's wing. Hooks 5, 6, and 7, and 

 smaller for fine water. 



The Butcher (No. 2 dressing, p. 252) kills well also in the 

 Tivey. 



THE^CORTHY 



The following two flies for the Corthy were also forwarded 

 by Mr. Harrison ; and the patterns are good both for salmon 

 and sewin : 



No. i. Tag, silver tinsel ; tail, scarlet ibis ; body, blotting- 

 paper red crewel, narrow silver tinsel ; hackle, pale lemon ; 

 wings, light speckled turkey stained a bright ochre-yellow. 



No. 2. Tag, silver tinsel ; tail, scarlet ibis ; body, light 

 yellow crewel, tinsel and hackle as before ; wing, two slips of 

 blue macaw and two of white-tipped black turkey. Both of 

 the above are strange, unnatural, inharmonious sort of flies ; 

 but there is no accounting for taste, especially of fishes. Hooks 

 9 to ii. 



