040 THE WILKINSON. 



or eight probably; kingfisher cheeks; and blue macaw 

 black head. Size, from 6 to 10 or 11. 



The Wilkinson has a silver body, ribbed with silver 

 thread, with a mixed wing of bustard, wood-duck, pintail, 

 blue and red macaw, with a pair of jungle-cock at the sides, 

 and kingfisher cheeks, and one topping over all ; blue 

 macaw ribs. Hackle a medium blue with bright lake 

 hackle over at shoulder ; tag, silver thread and gold floss ; 

 tail, a topping, and a short stump of tippet; but, red 

 crewell ; head black. 



Sir Richard has tag and tail as before, a short feather 

 of Indian crow, instead of tippet ; but, black ostrich ; body 

 black floss ; broad silver tinsel and thread ; gallina hackle 

 at shoulder, and blue jay over wing as before, with a 

 sprig of gold pheasant tail, black partridge, and tippet let 

 in ; no jungle-cock. 



Some of the Tay flies, particularly the Wasps, dressed 

 small, will kill well in the Tweed. The above patterns 

 are nearly all from the repertoire of my old acquaintance, 

 James Wright, of Sprouston, a first-rate artist. Beloe of 

 (.'old stream, and Forrest of Kelso, are also excellent fur- 

 nishers of angling requisites. Forrest has a high name as 

 a salmon-rod maker, and Beloe is celebrated for his trout 

 flies. For a salmon fly, however, James has deservedly 

 * the call ' on Tweedside. Tweed flies range in size from 

 medium-sized salmon down to sea-trout size. The latter 

 are tied on double hooks, which are very effective. Since 

 the last list was compiled little or no change has taken 

 place in the Tweed flies. The gayer flies certainly have 

 the call, and the Wilkinson, Jock Scott, and the Durham 

 Ranger, with the Blue Doctor, are the most powerful 

 persuaders plied upon Tweed ; the old dun wings and 

 drakes going more out of request. I shall keep them on 

 the roll however, as now and then they come in. 



