I'" 1 * THE LVCHIQIIV 



the above list. The next is No. 3, only with an orange 

 hackle and medium blue at shoulder, and a wing made of 

 sprigs only of all the feathers noted. The third fly is an 

 enlarged edition of No. 2, in the list of sea trout flies 

 given for the west and north west of Ireland ; as stated 

 there I not only made a huge take of white trout with it, 

 but further on it will be found that I killed several 

 salmon with it on my last visit to Lough Inagh. The 

 only difference is that the tail is a topping and the tinsel 

 gold, and there is a predominance of gold pheasant tail in 

 Ike wing. The next fly is a Claret, repeatedly noticed. Here, 

 too, -the wing of sprigs, and the gold pheasant tail (the 

 streaky feather) predominates. The only new one is a very 

 nice one. Tag, gold thread and orange floss ; tail, tippet 

 prigs; body, very dark brown with a red tinge when 

 held up to the light (dark fiery brown perhaps); gold 

 thread; blue jay hackle at shoulder; wing fibres of 

 bustard (plentiful), gallina, gold pheasant tail, violet. 

 Pink and yellow swan. The hooks are almost Nos. 9 to 1 1. 



LOUGH INCHIQUIN. 



This is a fly used, as its name implies, chiefly on the 

 Inchiquin lake ; but it is a standard pattern throughout 

 the west of Ireland. Tail, brown mallard, and some purple 

 fibres from the peacock's breast; body, fiery red pig's 

 wool (like to the dark red hair or whiskers of a thorough 

 bog-trotter) ; gold thread ; a natural red hackle at 

 shoulder ; brown mallard wing, well backed with strands 

 peacock's breast. Both body and hackle may be made 

 darker at pleasure. Hook No. 10 or 11. 



