ON ARTIFICIAL FLIES. 109 



Body. Lower half orange floss silk, upper 

 half blue floss silk, the whole body ribbed 

 with gold wire. 

 Hook, o to 3. 



An old-fashioned pattern, which might with ad- 

 vantage be used by the modern school of Anglers, 

 especially for evening fishing. 



80. GOVERNOR. 



Wings. Woodcock. 



Hackle. Ginger cock. 



Tag. Primrose floss silk. 



Body. Copper-coloured peacock herl. 



Hook, o to 3. 



8 1. LARGE WICKHAM. 



Wings. Jay. 



Hackle. Red game cock carried right down 



body. 



Body. Flat gold ribbed with gold wire. 

 Hook. 2 to 4. 



Although usually called a Wickham, of which it 

 is a sort of magnified edition, this is really a form 

 of large Sedge fly, and should only be used at night. 

 Nos. 70 to 8 1 inclusive are flat winged flies. 



GREEN DRAKES. 



The following patterns of Green Drakes and 

 Spent Gnats, or Black Drakes, should all be 



