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THE SALMON FLY. 

 B. GRUBS. 



WINGLESS PATTERNS "THE JUNGLE HORNET." 



There in no need to explain in detail what is meant by " WJiole 

 feather " wings. Each wing is composed of one or more whole feathers 

 of some such bird as the Macaw. Their stiffness makes them invaluable 

 for crooked going, or for swirly catches, where the ordinary mobile 

 " mixed " wings become a shapeless mass of huddled fibres, and have no 

 chance whatever of playing alluringly. 



" Topping " wings are made entirely of Golden Pheasant " toppings," 

 from four to eight being used according to circumstances and size of hook. 

 They are very effective in bright weather and clear water, and especially 

 so in sunshine, but four on one river may be equal to six on another. 



In the " Strip-winged " fly each entire wing consists of a single strip 

 of feather generally taken from the tail-feather of some large bird. 

 Wings of this kind may be set on to lie close to each other, or to lie apart 

 at a considerable angle, as seen in " The Dunt." On the Aberdeenshire 

 Dee and elsewhere in Scotland these wings are still in vogue, but on 

 other rivers the Usk, for instance they are rapidly yielding ground 

 to the vastly superior " built " and " mixed " wings. 



