174 THE SALMON FLY. 



BODY. Black silk. 



BIBS. Silver lace and silver tinsel. 



HACKLE. Natural black, from centre. 



THBOAT. An orange hackle. 



WINGS. Tippet strands ; Pintail, Florican, light and dark Bustard, 



Golden Pheasant tail, Swan dyed yellow, Mallard, and a 



topping. 



HORNS. Blue Macaw. 

 CHEEKS. Chatterer. 

 HEAD. Black herl. 







A good fly on the Usk, Tweed, and Dee, and said to be an old standard 



on many other rivers. 



*JOHN FERGUSON. . G.S. 



(WRIGHT.) 



TAG. Silver twist and dark yellow silk. 

 TAIL. A topping. 

 BUTT. Black herl. 



BODY. Blue silk and salmon coloured silk, equally divided. 

 BIBS. Silver lace and silver tinsel. 

 HACKLE. Orange hackle, from blue silk. 

 THROAT. Gallina. 

 WINGS. Pintail, Golden Pheasant tail, Bustard, Parrot, red Macaw, 



black Cockatoo's tail, Gallina, Mallard, and a topping. 

 SIDES. Jungle. 

 HORNS. Blue Macaw. 

 HEAD. Black herl. 



An old standard on most Scotch rivers. 



* Named after an Edinburgh gentleman who, in former days, was one of 

 the best Anglers on the Tweed. 



