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longlegs ; it certainly is a monstrosity, though, after all, 

 not such a monstority as 



The Eagle. There are two Eagles, the grey and yellow. 

 The yellow is simply the same feather as the grey, only 

 dyed of a bright canary yellow ; indeed, I believe, in the 

 evening, the * yalley aigle ' is the favourite, and is the 

 more effective fly of the two. The tail, body, &c., are pre- 

 cisely similar to those of the gled wing ; a quantity of the 

 down or fluffy part of the golden eagle's feather the 

 part on and above the thigh is, I fancy, the best is then 

 wound on like a hackle, till the fly looks like the but end 

 of a largish eagle's feather itself; on the shoulder is of 

 course the invariable teal hackle ; wings, two broadish 

 strips of silver-grey turkey, the large mottled or broad 

 striped and banded feather being selected. 



The above are local flies ; but a claret body and hackle, 

 with mixed wing of long brown turkey, argus, and bustard 

 feathers, with a gold pheasant sword feather in the midst, 

 does well also ; as does the black body and silver tinsel, 

 with gallina shoulder and mixed wing. 



Most of these flies are from Mr. Brown's patterns, the 

 well-known tackle-maker of Aberdeen, the inventor of the 

 phantom minnow. He dresses them as few others can. 



Since the last list was made up Mr. Brown writes me 

 word that few changes of any note have taken place. 

 He says : 



* I do not know of any * Standard Patterns,' other 

 than what you have. Everyone who can make a fly makes 

 new patterns, but those who use the plain flies use the 

 patterns you have in the book ; but a great many 

 fishermen are going into the gay flies, such as, Jock Scott, 

 Silver Doctor, Childers, Butcher, Popham, &c., which 

 you know very well. For my part I generally try what I 

 have been generally successful with on former occasions, 

 though I, like others, go in now and then for the gay 

 patterns. W. BROWN.' 



