L>46 l.AKK FUES CONTINUED. 



hackle that is, greenish olive to appearance, but golden when held 

 up to the light ; wing, a lightish bit of jay's wing. This is a cele- 

 brated fly in Ireland, where it is known as the ' golden olive.' It 

 may be varied with a black hackle or a teal wing. 



I also find a March brown, a blue and yellow dun 

 dressed roughly with hare's ear do well. These flies dressed 

 of sizes to suit the weather, wind, and water, will kill on 

 any Scotch lake, but the red, yellow, orange, and green 

 bodies are best. 



Since the first edition of this work was published, the 

 Rev. H. Ainslie has written to me, enclosing patterns of 

 six lake flies for use upon any large rough lake. These 

 flies are admirable in appearance, and are evidently the 

 handiwork of a master; they have been well tested on 

 many of the larger Scotch lakes. From this gentleman's 

 remarks I extract the following : 



Dear Sir, First, I wish to endorse what you say on 

 p. 246 of your new work, viz. that fish may be taken on the 

 Scotch lakes with many of the usual English river flies. 

 Of these I prefer the yellow dun, the red spinner (great), 

 the soldier, black gnat, black palmer, and alder (I take 

 then from Ronalds), and I have used these with great 

 success in perfectly still water, or with the slightest curl. 

 But for rougher water and the Scotch lakes are ordinarily 

 rough enough I use larger flies, and I enclose you pat- 

 terns of my especial favourites. 



Nos. 1, 2, 3 are irresistible ; 4, 5, 6 are nearly as 

 deadly. 



Referring to the ten flies described by you on pp. 245, 

 246, 1 find your No. 4 somewhat similar to my No. 2, of 

 which I should say the body ought to be a bright red ; it 

 is much more deadly, as* I have often proved, but I have 

 not one in my possession quite to my liking. My No. 1 

 is your alternative of No. 10. I have used both dressings, 



