IRISH SEA-TROUT FLIES. 447 



Here is a batch for the west of Ireland, which I got 

 years ago from McGowan of Bruton Street, Berkeley 

 Square, formerly a light of science at Ballyshannon, but 

 now a Saga on Norwegian mysteries. They are capital 

 patterns, wonderfully tied, perfect miniature salmon flies, 

 and for killing they are not at all easy to beat ; I have 

 killed ' wales o' fish ' with some of them, particularly with 

 No. 1. 



No. 1. Tail, a whisk from the cock of the rock's breast 

 feather ; body, light claret-red pig's wool ; hackle, the 

 same ; fineish gold tinsel ; under wing, a fragment of 

 golden pheasant tippet, over it brown mallard; black 

 head. Medium size. 



No. 2. Tail, sprigs of golden pheasant tippet, and teal ; 

 body, dirty reddish brown (almost the colour of dark 

 cow's hair) ; gold thread; red hackle with a black but to 

 it from the shoulder ; wing, mixed, bustard predominating, 

 with fibres of gallina, two or three sprigs of golden phea- 

 sant tippet, and sword feather with peacock's breast ; head, 

 peacock's herl. Large size. 



No. 3. Tag, pale blue floss ; tail, sprigs of golden phea- 

 sant tippet, and fine blue macaw points ; body, golden- 

 yellow floss ; gold thread ; hackle, dark olive, with one 

 turn of jay at shoulder; wing, mixed golden pheasant tail 

 and tippet, brown mallard and gallina ; head black. Small 

 size. 



No. 4. Tag, gold thread and orange floss ; tail, a small 

 orange toucan feather ; body, dark blue floss ; black hackle; 

 fine silver tinsel ; wing, gold pheasant tail (the streaked 

 feather), and tippet, with some teal over; head black. 

 Small size. 



No. 5. Tag, silver twist and ruby floss ; tail, mixed 

 sprigs of golden pheasant tippet, gallina, and fine blue 

 macaw sprigs ; body, dark blue floss ; gold thread ; black 

 hackle, with a red brown one at shoulder ; wing, bustard. 



