4:20 WELSH FLIES. 



CHAPTER XII. 

 SALMON FLIES-mti*ul. 



LIST OF FLIES FOE WALKS AXD HXOLAXD U8T OF SKA-TROUT FLIES. 



THE U8K. 



THANKS to Mr. Berrington, the energetic and able 

 chairman of the Usk Board of Conservators, whose as- 

 sistance to me has been most valuable, and to Mr. Alfred 

 Crawshay, who is very well known as an experienced 

 salmon destroyer on Usk banks, I am uncommonly well 

 stocked up with the latest patterns for this capital river. 

 The Usk is one of the best managed rivers in England, 

 and perhaps more salmon yearly fall to the rod there 

 then in nearly all the other English rivers put together ; 

 and in spite of a perfect generation of poachers all over 

 the river, and benches of magistrates whose feelings in too 

 many instances are sorely against the salmon laws, the Usk 

 keeps its foremost place by hard work and good manage- 

 ment. The Usk flies are not gaudy as a rule ; plain yellow- 

 orange, and olive wool bodies with turkey or peacock 

 herl wings and lightly tinselled, rule the roast. Mr. 

 Berrington sent me two dozen of flies, and Mr. A. Crawshay 

 a lot more, only a few of which could I possibly find 

 room for. The first lot are for high water ; the sizes run 

 from 4 down to 9, according as required. The bodies of 

 all this batch are of a tawny yellow, a sort of lion-coloured 

 wool, rather rough, some heavily tinselled, some lightly, 



