404 < "NM'.MARA. 



No. 5. Tag, silver thread and orange floss ; tail, a top- 

 ping; body, two-fifths dark dirty orange-yellow pig's 

 wool, three-fifths darkish claret ; broadish gold tinsel ; 

 medium claret hackle at shoulder, blue jay over ; brown 

 mallard wing ; black head. Hooks Nos. 9 and 10. 



The fly which is lauded for the Erne will be found 

 under that river as the H. I. S. 



GALWAT AND CONNEMARA. 



<Coetello, Ballynahinch, and Co.) These patterns are 

 sent me by Nicholson of (ialway, who ties for the dis- 

 trict. Two or three of them are old acquaintances re- 

 newed. 



The Costelio I do not know from experience, but the 

 Ballynahinch and Doohullah rivers and lakes I have 

 fished. The Ballynahinch river is short and not very 

 large, but what there is of it, above the weir, is pretty. 

 The lakes for scenery particularly the upper lake, Lough 

 Inagh are lovely, and the sport at times is good, more 

 particularly with white trout, and a good take of salmon 

 may be got at times, wind, weather and water permitting. 



No. 1. Tag, gold tinsel, and orange floss ; tail, a top- 

 ping ; body, a regular Lee body of silver-grey fur, with 

 cuckoo dun hackle to match ; silver twist ; blue jay on 

 shoulder ; wing, a long tippet (nearly full length of wing), 

 some peacock, also a few sprigs of green peacock herl, red, 

 blue, and yellow macaw sprigs the red most plentiful ; 

 black head. 



No. 2. Tag, gold tinsel, and orange floss ; tail, gallina ; 

 body, two-thirds medium blue floss, the upper third 

 medium orange ; silver tinsel ; hackle, a bright brown- 

 olive, blue jay on shoulder ; wing, gold pheasant tail, cock 

 pheasant c'o.. peacock, and gallina, blue macaw ribs ; black 

 head. 



