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THE FINDHOKN 



is another fine Salmon river after heavy rains, 

 which swell it to a prodigious size, as shown 

 by its channel in low water, high ridges of sand 

 and gravel being thrown up on each side of its 

 banks at every flat running ford in its course 

 to the sea. The flies to suit it are : — 



No. 1. Brown body, gold tinsel, wings 

 copper-coloured mallard, and a brown grouse 

 hackle. Hook No. 8, and BB. 



No. 2. Body brown floss silk, ribbed with 

 silver, large motley brown cock's tail feather 

 over the body, and a spotted turkey tail for 

 wings. No. 9 hook. 



No. 3. Body, puce floss silk ribbed with 

 silver, black-red hackle, a mixed wing of glede, 

 turkey tail, and mallard, with a topping over 

 all, and a dark claret or purple hackle. Hook 

 No. 9. 



No. 4. Light puce body with a hackle of 

 the same colour, topping for tail, and a gaudily 

 mixed wing, (not too much so) broad silver. 

 No. 8 hook. 



No. 5. Yellow body, puce hackle, mixed 



