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use, and their life is limited, as gut will not keep 

 indefinitely without becoming brittle. But if metal 

 eyed hooks are employed and the flies dried after use 

 before being placed in the case and protected from 

 moths, the usefulness of the flies will extend over 

 many seasons. The size of fly may range from 5/0 

 to 2. Double-hooked salmon flies and salmon fly lures 

 may also be used with success. 



The best known killing patterns are : Jock Scott, 

 Dusty Miller, Durham Ranger, Blue, Silver and Black 



POP HAM *' JOCK SCOTT. SALMON FLY LURE 



SALMON FLIES. 



Doctor, Thunder and Lightning, Parson, Wilkinson, 

 Childers, Butcher, Wasp, Dunkeld, Donkey, Popham, 

 Spey Dog, Claret and Mallard. 



The sea trout is one of the best sporting fish we 

 have in the British Isles, but its name is rather 

 ambiguous, as it is used to denote several species of 

 fish in different localities. The sea trout is distinct 

 from the salmon or grilse, but is considered to be of 

 the same species as the white trout, bull trout, sewin 

 and salmon trout. Bull trout are very abundant, and 

 they alone of the sea trout are poor sporting fish. 



The flies used for the sea trout are, like the salmon 

 flies, unlike any in nature. In some parts of the 

 country anglers "swear by" light patterns, in others 



