250 Salmon Fishing. 



not only in fly-tying, but many other things in 

 connection with my favourite pastime. 



What are flies after all, but mere figments of 

 the fancy, with no resemblance at all to those 

 we of the English school are wont to use for 

 trout-fishing. There are certain colours, how- 

 ever, which, I must say, I do prefer in Spring 

 and Autumn ; but even in this case, too much 

 preponderance of either I am averse to ; from 

 its being unpleasant to my own eye, and there- 

 fore, as we logical anglers are wont to argue, not 

 so attractive to the fish ! 



Tinsel of some sort I invariably use, as it 

 helps to set off one's handiwork, and keeps 

 the rough body of a fly well-together. I do 

 not mean to say that flies without tinsel are 

 not equally fatal, seeing that, when completely 

 tarnished, it seems to make no difference in 

 their killing powers ; but it does give at first, 

 at least, a smart, dressy appearance to the lure 

 in question, few of us, I believe, have the heart 

 to forego. 



