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it, two short pea-green parrot feathers over the buts of 

 these feathers ; blue macaw ribs. 



No. 8. Tag, silver tinsel and orange floss ; but, black 

 ostrich ; body, gold coloured floss three turns, black mohair; 

 silver tinsel; black hackle, blue jay on shoulder; wing, 

 slices of yellow and orange swan, brown and grey mallard 

 and gold pheasant tail, a few sprigs of tippet, one topping 

 over all ; blue macaw ribs ; kingfisher at either cheek. This 

 is also a capital fly for the Shin. 



The above patterns, with an exception or two, are from 

 the selection of my worthy gossip Snowie, of Inverness. 



No. 9. The Highlander. I have included this fly in 

 the list of Ness flies, though I think it is better for the 

 Carron and some of the Rosshire rivers than the Ness. It 

 is the best fly you can put on the Carron. Tag, silver 

 twist and gold floss ; tail, a topping ; but, black ostrich ; 

 body, gold-coloured floss, nearly half up the body for a 

 small fly ; if large, a few turns of silk, and then yellow pig's 

 wool, above this dirty olive-green mohair ; silver tinsel ; 

 pea-green hackle from tail to head, blue jay at shoulder ; 

 -wings, sprigs of tippet gold pheasant tail and mallard, 

 with pintail over, double jungle-cock on either side, and 

 over all a topping ; black head. 



The two Doctors and the Popham are often used with 

 advantage, and the Claret and the Highlander may be 

 found useful at times. 



The Ness flies are usually small, not larger than grilse 

 flies, and even in heavy water a very moderate-sized fly is 

 sufficient. They run from 6 01 7 to 10 or 11. 



THE CONON. 



The Conon isa large river which has some capital tri- 

 butaries, the best of which perhaps is the Blackwater 

 which for its length is usually very well stocked with fish 



