172 THE SALMON FLY. 



HACKLE. A natural black hackle, from centre. 



THROAT. Gallina. 



WINGS. Two strips of black Turkey with white tips, Golden Pheasant 

 tail, Bustard, grey Mallard, Peacock (sword feather) Swan dyed 

 blue and yellow, red Macaw, Mallard, and a topping. 



SIDES. Jungle. 



CHEEKS. Chatterer. 



HORNS. Blue Macaw. 



HEAD. Black herl. 



" Jock " for the inventor of this renowned fly was hardly known 

 as John Scott was born at Branxholme early in February 1817. When 

 thirteen years of age he began his Salmon-angling career under the 

 directions of Robert Kerss, head keeper to the (then) Marquis of Lothian. 

 In two or three years, on leaving his situation, he entered the service of 

 that Prince of sportsmen, the late Lord John Scott, with whom he 

 remained, as Fisherman, for full five-and-twenty years of his life. After- 

 wards " Jock " spent a year or two at the fly-table, and lived honourably 

 by the constant practice of that art which he was born to enrich. He 

 then became keeper to the present Earl of Haddington M.F.H. in whose 

 service the poor old fellow died, 24th January, 1893. "Jock" was no 

 giant, but had a big heart and a constitution of iron. Second to none at 

 other sports and pastimes in the North, his soul was chiefly in fishing 

 and most of his time was spent in the water without waders. 



Admired by many, respected by all, trustworthy to a degree, good 

 at fishing, excellent at fly-making, he distinguished himself for his 

 inventive genius in connection with this particular pattern. Not long 

 before his death (he had been my attendant when young) he gave me a 

 specimen of his own make, and said that he set about the original in 

 1850. 



" When you are too old, Sir," he added, " send to Kelso for them 

 Neither Forrest nor Redpath* ever have that nasty dark coloured silk in 

 front (meaning in the order of construction) and know how to keep 

 yellow silk a good colour when put there by themselves." 



* Reilpath and Co. are wholesale people well known in the trade for their beautiful flies, 



etc., etc. 



