THE DON AND THE DEVERON 265 



Indeed, smallish Dee flies are fair sized Don flies ; and, as on 

 the Dee, the Gled Wings and Tartans are standard flies on Don, 

 and are varied by using brown or grey mallard wings. Beyond 

 these are 



No. i. Tag, silver tinsel ; tail, a few fibres of gold pheasant's 

 rump and a small tuft of yellow crewel ; butt, black ostrich 

 herl ; body, black pig's wool ; silver twist ; hackle, black with 

 bule jay on shoulder ; wings, gled or dun turkey strips. Size 

 7 to 10. 



No. 2. Tag, tail, and butt as before ; body, about two-fifths 

 dark red and three-fifths dark blue pig ; hackle (only at 

 shoulder) light blue, and over it a short grouse hackle ; wings, 

 strips of the red of dun turkey feather speckled with black. 

 Size 7 to 10. 



No. 3. Tag gold tinsel ; tail, a tuft of orange crewel ; body, 

 two-thirds orange and one-third black pig ; narrow gold tinsel ; 

 hackle (only half-way down), a large coch y bondu hackle, with 

 well marked centre ; wings, strips of grey mallard with 

 brownish points. Size 9 to n. 



No. 4. Tail, a few fibres of gold pheasant rump ; body half 

 yellow and half medium red pig's wool ; gold twist ; hackle 

 only half-way down, a small black heron's hackle, just long 

 enough in the fibre to cover the point, and barb ; wings, grey 

 mallard as before, with a trifle more brown at the tip. Size 

 9 to ii. 



No. 5. Tail, a small topping ; body, purple claret pig's wool ; 

 silver twist ; hackle, black heron dressed spare, and only on 

 the shoulder, but longer in the fibre than the bend of the hook ; 

 wings, two strips of gled or red turkey, 



No. 6. Tag, gold tinsel ; tail, a small bit of topping ; body, 

 brown-orange mohair ; gold tinsel ; blue heron's hackle, 

 fibres to extend to about the bend of the hook ; wings, two 

 strips of bright speckled grey turkey. Size 9 to n. Patterns 

 from Mr. Brown, of Aberdeen. 



THE DEVERON 



Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Don flies last described are standard 

 patterns also for the Deveron. Patterns from Mr. Brown. 



THE NESS 



The Ness is a large and heavy river issuing from a very 

 large lake, Loch Ness, which is fed by several good salmon 

 streams, of which the Garry is perhaps the most noteworthy. 



