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N . 3. John Scott. This is a very tasty-looking fly r 

 being decorated with what is called in Ireland a inane, 

 which is made by tying in on the back small locks of 

 mohair of different colours (see Owenm ore fly, PlateXIII.) ; 

 tag, silver tinsel and gold-coloured floss ; tail, a topping ; 

 but, blue ostrich herl ; body, half gold-coloured floss and 

 half medium blue. The mane is composed of locks of 

 yellow-orange, purple claret and medium blue mohair ; 

 silver tinsel ; hackle, medium blue, longish in the fibre, 

 and only on shoulder; wing, fibres of tippet, strips of 

 black partridge and bustard on either side, a topping 

 over all ; the mane very much supplies the wing ; king- 

 fisher on either cheek ; black head. 



The Butcher and Guilders are also capital flies on the 

 Brora, and the Popham is also said to kill well at times. 

 Hooks from 6 or 7 to 9 or 10. 



THE HELMSDALB 



Is a small river, rather dependent on rain ; and though it 

 often yields good sport in the spring, it is often for some 

 period too low for fishing as the summer comes on. 



Patterns from Snowie. 



No. 1. Tag, silver twist and orange floss ; tail, one top- 

 ping ; but, black ostrich ; body, three turns of orange floss, 

 the rest of medium brown pig's wool ; silver tinsel ; small 

 black hackle, grouse hackle on shoulder ; wing, a slice of 

 tippet, strip of bustard, pintail, gold pheasant tail, gallina, 

 and yellow swan, a topping over all ; blue macaw ribs ; 

 black head. 



No. 2. Tag, silver twist ; tail, a topping ; but, black 

 ostrich herl ; body, gold-coloured floss one-third, the rest 

 pea-green pig's wool (roughish and picked out); silver 

 twist ; grouse hackle (thickish) on shoulder ; wing, a bit 

 of tippet, strips of gold pheasant tail and teal, plenty of 



