166 THE SALMON FLY. 



RIBS. Silver tinsel, and fine oval tinsel. 



HACKLE. Yellow hackle along fur. 



THROAT. Light blue hackle. 



WINGS. Brown mottled Turkey slightly white tipped. 



A very old favourite on the Helnisdale. 



THE HEATHER DOG. S.S. 



(Grub.) (KELSON.) 



TAG. Silver twist (plenty). 

 TAIL. Yellow Macaw. 

 BUTT. Small furnace hackle dyed red (coiled), and cheeked with points 



of Jungle on each side. 



BODY. Alternate coils of red and black chenille. 

 CENTRE HACKLE. Eed undertail of Toucan, cheeked, as before, with 



Jungle. 

 HEAD -HACKLE. Two turns of Teal dyed yellow, and a black Heron 



hackle, cheeked with Jungle. 



Salmon feed voraciously on a caterpillar (found on the hills in the 

 North) when brought down by heavy rains. On those occasions, and for 

 some days after, general standards fail, while this pattern, which some- 

 what represents the living red and black striped insect itself is often 

 effective. 



HEMPSEED. G.S. 



(KELSON.) 



TAG. Silver twist and yellow silk. 

 TAIL. A topping. Parrot ; and Jungle (point). 

 BUTT. Black lierl. 

 BODY. Four turns of yellow Seal's fur, four turns claret ditto (halfway), 



and light blue Seal's fur. 

 EIBS. Silver lace and gold tinsel. 



