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states are not to be beaten, but are used with deadly 

 effect. 



No. 1. Tag, silver twist and gold floss; tail, a bit of 

 tippet ; but. black ostrich ; body, gold thread ; hackle, 

 deep orange and yellow all up, and run on together, 

 medium blue at shoulder with teal over; wing, two 

 shortish toppings and a saddle feather with sprigs of blue 

 and claret swan, and some tippet, grey drake, a little gold 

 pheasant's tail, a bit of peacock wing, another topping 

 with two short jungle -cocks at cheek; black head a very 

 elaborate affair. Hook No. 6. 



No. 2. Tag, gold tinsel ; tail, sprigs of topping, tippet, 

 red, yellow, and blue swan ; but, black ostrich ; body, 

 yellow wool, merging into a warm, medium, red ; fine gold 

 tinsel; golden olive hackle with jay at shoulder; wing, 

 mixed fibres of brown mallard, tippet, violet, red, yellow, 

 and green swan ; head, black. Hook No. 8. 



No. 3. Tag, gold tinsel ; tail, a shred of tippet ; body, 

 magenta wool ; moderate gold tinsel ; hackle between ma- 

 genta and claret with black over ; wing a couple of coch- 

 y-bondu hackles with brown mallard on either side. 

 Hook No. 9. 



Mr. Robson of Hexhain sent me the pattern of a pet 

 fly of his which is very good for the Beaufront water. 

 Tag, silver tinsel and medium blue floss ; tail, teal, but, 

 black ostrich ; body, two turns golden floss, the rest purple 

 claret pig's wool ; silver tinsel ; orange hackle at shoulder, 

 gal Una over ; wing, brown mallard, teal and a pair of 

 shortish jungle cock at sides ; black head. Size No. 8. 



THE TAWE AND TORRIDGE. 



These three patterns are from Farlow's : 

 No. 1. Tag, silver tinsel ; tail, a topping and red and 

 blue macaw ; but, black ostrich ; body, three turns of 



