SCOTCH AND WELSH FLIES. 159 



In the river Fergus, where the water is not so deep or 

 so rapid as in the Shannon, flies of a smaller size may be 

 used. 



I have indicated briefly the principal flies that are 

 used by the Irish anglers, and the principles that govern 

 their dressing. Similar flies, making the same allowance 

 for depth and rapidity of water, will answer also for the 

 Blackwater, Killarney, and Waterville. 



In Scotland a smaller fly is generally preferred, and of 

 quieter colours ; an excellent fly is thus made, and may be 

 used wherever a salmon will rise, (fig. 4.) A yellow mohair 

 body, ribbed with gold twist and black hackle ; long yellow 

 floss silk, tipped with gold rail, a small topping, blue jay at 

 shoulder, brown turkey or kite tail feathers for the wings, 

 mixed with golden jmeasant tail and neck feathers ; guinea- 

 hen and teal, and a topping over all ; blue mohair head, 

 and blue and yellow macaw feelers. Hook, No. G. 



Another good fly is one made with a mixed blue, green, 

 and yellow body, silver tinsel, black hackle, peacock 

 wing feather for wings, and a tail of red mohair, with a 

 No. 7 or 8 hook. 



A third Jly is one with a body half pale red, and the re- 

 mainder orange mohair, ribbed with gold twist; legs, 

 turkey's wings, red hackle, with a black and white tail 

 feather of the turkey for wings. 



A Welsh angler states that the flies recommended by 

 Mr Hansard are the best for the Cymbrian salmon. In 

 the early portion of the year, orange body with broad gold 

 twist, smoky hackle, wings dark-brown from the bittern, 

 (fig. 1.) As the summer advances, a fly, with yellow silk 

 body, ribbed with gold twist, blood-red hackle, and wings 

 taken from the wing of a turkeycock, brown and mottled 



