SALMON FISHING WITH THE FLY. 



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THE 'SILVER GREY. 



Tag: Silver twist and yellow silk. 



Tail: A topping, unbarred summer duck, and two strands of blue 

 macaw. 



Butt: Black herb 



Body: Silver tinsel (flat) ribbed with silver tinsel (oval). 



Hackle: From first turn of ribs, a silver-white coch-y-bonddu. 



Throat: Light widgeon. 



Wings: Silver pheasant, bustard, golden pheasant tail, pintail, pow- 

 dered blue macaw, gallina, swan dyed yellow ; two strips mallard above, 

 and a topping. 



Sides : Jungle fowl. 



Horns : Blue macaw. 



Head : Black Berlin wool. 



The Silver Grey, another of the Sprouston list, also by James Wright, 

 is a very old and well-established pattern. 



I have cast this fly for years with considerable success in all kinds of 

 pools and corners, and it seems to be equally effective either in bright or 

 dull weather, in open or shaded places. In rivers where the fish are 

 proverbially sulky it is a great favourite, and I have one or two instances 

 recorded of its success in out-of-the-way districts 'where no fishers abide.' 

 The Silver Grey makes a capital change with the Lion the two most 

 valued silver-bodied flies in general use. Many anglers are shy of tinselled 

 bodies, but either of these patterns can be safely recommended, and, the 

 question as to size being correctly estimated, exceptional sport is frequently 

 obtained with them. 



