54 SALMON FISHING IN CANADA. 



at all events it will not encumber these pages much to set 

 it down here. 



Limerick hooks of every size, or Philip's of Dublin. 



Mohair dubbing of every colour, especially fiery brown. 



Moss silk of all colours for bodies of flies. 



Tying silk, fine and strong. 



Tinsel and twist, narrow, both of gold and silver. 



Best varnish. 



Golden pheasant, top knot feathers in abundance. 



, tail feathers. 



, breast feathers. 



Himalaya pheasant, hackles of every shade, especially clarets. 

 Jay hackles, a few. 

 Mallard, plain and tinted. 

 Wood duck. 



Turkey, tail feathers, if possible of the Wild Turkey. 

 Macaw, blue and yellow, but especially the small yellow feathers. 

 Black ostrich. 

 Peacock's herl. 

 Argus pheasant, tail and wing. 



In writing of flies for the Canadian rivers I ought not to 

 omit to state, that in every stream where I have found 

 salmon, except the Jacques Cartier, the sea trout are to be 

 met with in extraordinary abundance, and that they rise 

 freely at any of the usual salmon flies, provided they are 

 made of a small size, but that the most attractive I know 

 of is a small-sized fly, with a scarlet silk body, gold twist, 

 red hackle, and stair's wing. 



The avidity with which these fish take, their great size, 

 beautiful shape, and exquisite flavour, must all be ex- 

 perienced before any account of them can be implicitly 



