SALMON FLIES. 45 



this upon the same principle as the infinite variety 

 of lines diffused throughout the floral creation may 

 "be referable into the pristine colours of the rainbow. 



FIRST FLY. 



FIRST FLY. A black body of fine soft cow-hair, 

 or other fur (in consistence like that from the flank 

 of a cow or kyloe), with a tuft of yellow floss, 

 silk, or fine worsted wool, for tail, and a little red, 

 green, or deep orange twisted close round the root 

 of the tail-tuft. Then roll gold twist thread round 

 the body, about an eighth part of an inch distance 

 between the folds, and prick the hair out with a pin, 

 and shade it as equally over the gold thread as pos- 

 sible, giving it a fine soft hackle appearance ; and 

 give a turn or two of dark orange, or rather red, 

 round the shoulder, close below the root of the wings. 

 A grey or bright mottled turkey feather use for wings, 

 either from the tail or from behind the quill feathers 

 in the wing of the fowl, according to size and cir- 

 cumstance, and have the mottle or speckle equally 

 bright on both sides of the feather. 



If a smaller sized hook : where the pile of the 

 feather is sufficiently long to extend the length of the 

 fly's body, take one of four feathers from each side 

 of the back of the drake immediately above the wing. 



