306 THE CANARY. 



deal of bustard, a little galiina, blue, red, and yellow 

 swan, a topping over all, and a pair of short jungle cock 

 feathers at sides. The Colonel says : * Good either on the 

 Awe or the Orchy ; * and he adds, ' the water being very 

 clear both in the Awe and Orchy, single gut must always 

 be used. 9 



No. 4. The Canary. -This fly is more often called the 

 ' Goldfinch,* and I mention the fact, as another fly has 

 already been saddled with the same appellation. I have 

 given one goldfinch dressing, but as there is some variety 

 in this, I give the Colonel's as well. 



Ifcg, gold tinsel and gold-coloured floss ; tail a topping, 

 and short yellow toucan feather ; but, black ostrich ; body 

 gold tinsel, in two joints, divided by two turns of black 

 ostrich herl, with short yellow toucan feathers, tied in at 

 the joints for hackles, as in the fashion of the Popham. 

 Those at the breast increase a size larger of course ; wings, 

 five or six toppings, with blue macaw ribs, head, black 

 ostrich. Of this, the Oolonel says : * Good either for 

 Awe or Orchy, particularly when the water is low ; ' and 

 he concludes, * the above four flies are the only ones I 

 ever use, and I find that I kill as many fish as my neigh- 

 bours, sometimes more ; when they fail to start a fish you 

 may go home.' 



I have also half-a-dozen patterns of flies for the Awe 

 from Malcora Macnicol, of Dalmally, who is the tyer of 

 flies for all that part of the country. Malcom is a first- 

 rate hand either with rod and gaff or dubbing and feather. 

 They are all sober flies, in black and grey coats. 



No. 1. Tag, silver thread, and one turn of orange floss ; 

 tail, a small topping; body, black mohair; black hackle ; 

 medium silver tinsel ; wings, strips of silver-grey mottled 

 turkey, or in default a bit of good bright peacock might 

 ditto. 



No. 2 is similar, save that at the tail end of the body 



