370 T11F. OYKEL. 







tail, mallard, peacock stained pale yellow over : llu<> 

 macaw ribs ; topping over all. 



No. 2. Tag, silver tinsel and gold floss; tail, a topping : 

 but, black ostrich; body, one-third gold floss, the rest 

 light olive-green mohair; silver tinsel; black hackle ; 

 blue jay on shoulder ; under wing, two short gold phea- 

 sant saddle feathers, over this strips of gold pheasant and 

 common hen pheasant tail, a good slice of bustard and 

 pintail on either side, with a few fibres of tippet ; one 

 topping over all ; kingfisher on either cheek ; Mue macaw 

 ribs ; and black head. 



No. 3. Tag, silver tinsel and mulberry floss; tail, a 

 topping and some wood-duck ; but, black ostrich; body, 

 gold floss two turns, one-third yellow, the rest very dark 

 olive pig's wool; hackle, black, blue jay on shoulder; 

 under wing a tippet feather, over it gold pheasant tail. 

 pintail, mallard, a gold pheasant rump feather, and a top- 

 ping over all ; blue macaw ribs. Medium hooks in spring. 

 smaller for summer, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. See also No. 8 of 

 the Ness flies ; also the Highlander. 



THE OYKEL. 



Patterns from Farlow. 



Ho. 1. Tag, silver twist and pale yellow floss ; tail, a 

 topping and kingfisher ; body, black floss, over this spirals 

 of silver twist, bright red floss, and silver tinsel (the floss 

 in the middle), all these together almost equal in breadth 

 to the black floss. A whisp of red mohair at breast; over 

 this a few strands of gallina and blue jay, about one turn 

 of each, over all black heron's hackle, not too thick, but 

 reaching to the bend ; wing, gold pheasant tail and tippet 

 fibres, over it some teal, bustard, and gallina, yellow 

 macaw ribs ; orange-yellow crewel head. 



No. 2. Tag, gold twist and orange-yellow floss : tail, a 



