218 Wet-Fly Fishing 



II. PATERSON'S FAVOURITE. 



Body. Brown tying silk, dubbed with the fur of the 

 water-rat. 



Tail. Two strands of red hackle. 



Hackle. Red hen's hackle. 



Wings. From the quill feather of the water-hen. 



III. OAK FLY (OR DOWN-LOOKER). 



Before I give the dressing of this fly, I desire to 

 make a few observations thereon. 



The first pattern which I ever remember having 

 in my fly-book, I got a good many years ago from 

 Messrs. Carter & Peek, of London. It had a straw- 

 coloured silk body, and has occasionally done good 

 work. During a few days on the Cumberland Eden, 

 the trout took it so well as a dropper, that I placed 

 a second on my cast, to my very great advantage. 

 I find it in the stock-book of Messrs. Turnbull & Co. 

 dressed in this way. Now, Mr. Forrest gives it with 

 the orange silk body. It would seem as if he had 

 good authority for so doing, since he is supported by 

 Francis Francis, whose book was published in 1867, 

 and also by Ronalds, in 1832. I confess that I 

 prefer the body to be straw-coloured, as given by 

 Messrs. Carter & Peek, and Messrs. Turnbull & Co. 

 And now I shall give Mr. Forrest's dressing of the 

 fly, which would seem more like the insect. 



Body. Orange floss silk. 

 Tail. Two strands of red hackle. 

 Hackle. Cock-y-bonddhu hackle. 

 Wings. "Woodcock, wing feather. 



