H.S 



black ostrich head ; a tip of gold at the tail, a 

 tag of yellow-green silk, a tag of black ostrich, 

 and a bright topping for tail, above the ostrich 

 a blue tag, and the body made of claret floss 

 silk, ribbed with gold tinsel, and claret dyed 

 hackle struck over the body, with a blue jay 

 feather at the shoulder. The hook B or BB. 



No. 10. This is a famous high water fly for 

 all salmon rivers, particularly in Scotland, and 

 is not unlike the once celebrated "Parson Fly," 

 the favourite killer in all rivers of the Keverend 

 St. John's ; there is no salmon can resist its 

 attractions in rapid pools in rivers near the sea. 

 The preceding fly. No. 9, will be found to kill 

 better a few miles higher up from the sea, as 

 all plain flies do. If the No. 9 is winged with 

 brown mallard or brown turkey tail feather, it 

 will be found just the thing. 



The wings are made of two golden pheasant 

 neck feathers, with a broad strip of peacock 

 wing feather on each side, and a strip of scarlet 

 macaw tail feather, the latter to be a little 

 longer than the other feathers, a black ostrich 

 head with a full brilliant blue jay feather round 

 the shoulder. The body is made thus : — a tip 

 of silver twist, a yellow floss silk tag, two small 



