138 THE BRITISH ANGLER'S LEXICON. 



flies; but to cater accurately for them 'is the better plan. 

 Not too strong gut and neat flies should be the rule. The 

 following will be found an excellent range of lake flies : 



LAKE TROUT FLIES. 



Teal wings ; bodies red, yellow, green, and black ; ribbed 

 silver tinsel. Bloe wings ; bodies red, yellow, green, 

 and black ; ribbed with silver tinsel. Woodcock wings ; 

 bodies red, yellow, and green ; ribbed with silver tinsel. 

 Mallard wing, body claret, ribbed with silver. White tip 

 wings ; bodies red, yellow, green, and black ; ribbed silver 

 tinsel. Dark grouse wing, body claret, ribbed silver tinsel. 

 Woodcock wing, hare lug body, ribbed silver tinsel. The 

 Zulu, which is made like a palmer, black hackle, black 

 body, ribbed silver tinsel, with red wool tag for tail. 

 Pheasant wing, green body, gold tinsel, and grey hackle 

 for legs. There are many other good patterns, such as the 

 professor, heather moth, green mantle, soldier palmer, 

 and Francis fly; in fact, lake flies are legion. 



JLaneewood, occasionally employed by some rod 

 makers, but not so much in demand now as greenheart. It 

 is strong and elastic, generally obtained from the trunk of 

 the tree, which is rarely more than nine inches in diameter, 

 and grows straight. It is imported from the West Indies, 

 but chiefly from Jamaica 



Landing" Fish. This seems a very simple job, yet 

 there is some knack required to do it in a proper manner, 



