Ti2 ON ARTIFICIAL FLIES. 



are more decidedly blue green, and less decidedly 

 brown, than the " Champion'' If a small quantity 

 of dye No. I. be mixed with No. IV., this green 

 shade will be obtained, or No. II. is an inter- 

 mediate tint between No. I. and No. IV. As far 

 as killing is concerned, I have found no pattern 

 with dyed wings so uniformly successful as the 

 " Champion" dressed on a 2 hook, although my 

 personal predilection is for the feathers from the 

 undyed Canadian Summer Duck, a bird, which, un- 

 fortunately, is rapidly becoming extinct, owing to 

 the great demand for the barred feathers on the 

 part of the Salmon fly-dressers. 



F. Wings. Rouen Drake unclyed. 

 Head. Bronze peacock herl. 

 Shoulder Hackle. Hen pheasant dyed in 



No. II. 



Ribbing Hackle. Blue Andalusian cock. 

 Body. Straw or maize ribbed with pale 



olive tying- silk. 

 Whisk. Brown mallard. 



An endless variety of green drakes can be made 

 with the materials given for the above patterns, 

 some ribbed with tinsel, and both hackles worked 

 close up behind the wings, and others with the 

 cock hackles carried right down body. Wings of 

 Egyptian Goose are also very effective, and, for 

 the shoulder hackles, florican, bittern, &c., can be 

 used. 



