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hackle (at shoulder) longish black heron ; \\ ing, fibres of 

 peacock, brown mallard, pinkish stained grey mallard, 

 tippet, and gallina, two toppings set on apart like wings ; 

 blue macaw ribs. 



Mr. Davidson thus concludes : ' The blue body and 

 peacock's wing (Policeman) for spring; the Waterwitch 

 for summer and autumn, and the Lion at the close of the 

 season, are what I chiefly depend on; and, armed with a 

 proper assortment of these, the angler requires no other 

 lure.' 



To these I would add two flies which do well all over 

 the district, viz. the Black and Teal dressed with a plain 

 brown turkey wing, and a very favourite fly of mine with 

 which I have killed sundry fish. It is a good standard fly, 

 and is useful every where. It has no name, so I have 

 christened it 



The Yelloiv Rough. Tag, gold tinsel and golden 

 yellow floss ; tail, a slice of gold pheasant saddle feather ; 

 body, rough pig's wool, of a dirty yellow ; hackle the same 

 colour all the way up, a lightish blue one at shoulder; 

 gold tinsel ; wing, mixed gold pheasant tail, brown 

 turkey, and a few blue macaw fibres thrown in. Hooks as 

 before, to suit water. 



THE TUMMEL, GAIUIY AND ISLA. 



Far and away the best fly for these rivers is the 

 Waterwitch, noted in the last list. It is kept of all sizes, 

 from heavy spring size down to smallest summer. The 

 two last flies, Black and Teal and Yellow Rough, are also 

 good, and many of the other Tay patterns do well. To them 

 I would add three patterns I got at Pit-loch rie. 



No. 1. Tag, fine silver twist and gold floss ; tail, a top- 

 ping ; but, reddish brown ostrich ; body, rough pig's wool 

 picked out of dark red, dark blue, then dark red, and 



