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tail, golden pheasant lappings. Dressed on a No. 5 or 6 

 hook. This is one of the best flies in use, though the 

 golden pheasant toppings render it somewhat expensive. 

 Fig. 45 and fig. 3 are varied dressings of this fly. 



3. Black-fly, with deep yellow hackle. 



4. Magpie. Half black, half orange silk body, with black 

 hackle and gaudy wings. 



5. Black silk body, black hackle, bright and gaudy 

 wings. 



6. Orange silk body, black hackle, brilliant wings. 



7. The colonel. Gold-coloured silk body, with a black 

 hackle and brilliant wings. 



The whole of the above are to be tied on four or five 

 twist gut. 



Large gray donkey's furflies are useful as a change. 



From the 10th of March to the 1st of April, if the water 

 holds high, the same flies are recommended ; but if it be- 

 comes clear, a smaller size will be necessary. 



From the 1st April to 1st May, all shades of green flies 

 answer well, with green hackles. One made with green 

 peacock body, with a black hackle, is highly spoken of. 

 Green and brown, olives, gray flies, black, all shades of 

 brown, are killing flies. The colour of the natural fly on 

 the water should be watched as nearly as possible. I have 

 often been most successful by so doing. 



The salmon peal or grilse begin to run about the 20th of 

 May. The flies must now be much smaller, and the tackle 

 much lighter. Orange body with the jay hackles, blue 

 bodies with the same, black bodies, brown bodies of all 

 shades, and Lochabars, (see Chapter XV.) All shades of 

 green and olives will hold good during the remainder of 

 the season. 



