TWEED FLIES. 343 



The Goldfinch (Plate X. fig. 2, p. 340). I give an 

 illustration of this fly because it is the handsomest and 

 neatest specimen of a showy salmon fly I know of. Tag, 

 gold tinsel and black floss ; tail, a topping ; body, gold- 

 coloured floss ; hackle pale yellow, blue jay at shoulder ; 

 gold tinsel ; wing, composed entirely of toppings ; red 

 macaw ribs, and black head. Size, 5 to 7. 



Nearly the whole of the before-named general flies are 

 good for Norway, if dressed large and showy. 



TWEED FLIES. 



Few rivers are so varied in their character as the Tweed, 

 which comprises in its length every kind of water rapid, 

 dub, stream, fall, &c. The lower part of the salmon 

 fishing is mostly boat-fishing ; higher up it can be fished 

 a good deal from the shore. The waters or holdings are 

 not generally extensive, being very valuable, and fetching 

 high rente. The flies are not large, and the sport runs from 

 February to the end of November. For close information 

 see a capital little work by Younger, published by Kuther- 

 ford of Kelso, wherein every water and cast on the Tweed 

 is named and described. 



The Durham Ranger. This is a favourite pattern on 

 the Tweed, but it is, like most of the Tweed flies, good 

 anywhere. Tag, silver tinsel and gold floss; tail, one 

 topping ; but, two turns of black herl ; body, two turns of 

 light-orange floss, then two of dark-orange, of claret, and 

 black pig's wool, respectively according to the size of the 

 fly the turns may of course be increased or lessened ; the 

 black wool to be picked out at the breast. Over the whole 

 of the wool a coch-y-bondu hackle (red with black centre), 

 stained a bright red- orange, two turns of black hackle 

 over it, and a light blue hackle on the shoulder ; wing, a 

 pair of longish jungle-cock in centre, double tippets on 



