856 THE DEVEROX AM) NESS. 



just long enough in the fibre to cover the point and barb ; 

 wings, grey mallard as before, with a trifle more brown 

 at the tip. Size, 9 to 11. 



'No. 5. Tail, a small topping; body, purple claret 

 pig's wool; silver twist; hackle, black heron dressed 

 spare, and only on the shoulder, but longer in the fibre 

 than the bend of the hook ; wings, two strips of gled or 

 red turkey. 



No. 6. Tig, gold tinsel ; tail, a small bit of topping ; 

 body, brown- orange mohair; gold tinsel; blue heron's 

 hackle, fibres to extend to about the bend of the hook ; 

 wings, two strips of bright speckled grey turkey. Size, 9 

 to 1 ] . Patterns from Mr. Brown, of Aberdeen. 



THE DEVERON. 



Nos. 3, 4, 5, and 6 of the Don flies last described are 

 standard patterns also for the Deveron. Patterns from 

 Mr. Brown. 



THE NESS. 



The Ness is a large and heavy river issuing from a very 

 large lake, Loch Ness, which is fed by several good salmon 

 streams, of which the Garry is perhaps the most note- 

 worthy. The Garry is an excellent early spring river, 

 whereas the Ness, through which all the Garry fish run, 

 is but an indifferent one. The Ness is a fair summer 

 river, and also gives plenty of grilse and large sea-trout to 

 the rod ; later on, the salmon run of the largest size. The 

 streams and pools on the Ness are remarkably fine and 

 bold. The casts are mostly fished from a boat, though, in 

 places, they can be fished from the shore. 



For so large a river as the Ness, the flies used are very 

 small. One of the best killers, which I found to answer 

 on the Ness better than any fly I could dress or obtain, 

 was an old Thurso pattern which I obtained from Mr. 



