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rate size for the upper parts of the Taj would be dressed 

 on hooks of No. 4 and 5 size as per my hook scale. 



I add a few patterns sent me by my friend Mr. William 

 James Davidson of Glasgow, many years a frequenter of the 

 Tay. The first fly has no name ; and as most of the flies on 

 the Tay have a name, I give it the very suitable one of 



The PotfMMNl, blue being his prevailing tinge, and 

 taking of prisoners his occupation. Tag, silver tinsel and 

 red-orange floss ; tail, light brown speckled turkey and 

 yellow swan; body, rough darkish medium blue pi^'s 

 wool; broad silver tinsel; hackle one shade darker, dark 

 reddish-brown hackle at shoulder, a few sprigs of medium 

 claret and orange pig's wool thrown in just under tin- 

 shoulder hackle; wing, light brown speckled turkey, 

 with a bunch of bronze peacock's herl over it. Hooks 3 

 inches to 2 inches. This fly, made of the largest Tay 

 size, does well for high spring water. Mr. Davidson ha- 

 a high opinion of it, and he has reason to have, as he 

 4 1 have found this fly the best on the Tay until the second 

 week in May; with the identical specimen I enclose I 

 killed in a few hours on the Stobhall water four clean nm 

 fish in the beginning of May.' 



The Wateni . Tag, silver tinsel and golden floss; 

 tail, sprigs of red, orange, and blue parrot; but, Mack 

 ostrich; body, one-third yellow, two-thirds light silvery 

 blue ; hackle, jay (only over the blue) ; wing, a (round spot) 

 gallina feather, over this a slice of orange red macaw top- 

 ping (cock of the rock or tippet will do nearly as well). 

 Then a mixed wing, gold pheasant tail, brown and 

 turkey, and a few fibres of unstriped wood-duck. This is 

 perhaps the best fly that can be put on Tay, Tummel, 

 Garry, or Orchy. Hook from 2 to 1 inches. 



The Lion. Tag, embossed silver tinsel and ruby floss; 

 tail, a topping; but, black ostrich ; body, embossed silver 

 tinsel, showing a few thin rings of pale green floss between ; 



