CORIX^E 101 



the water are the hind legs, and they are 

 the only ones it is absolutely necessary 

 to imitate ; should, however, the fisherman 

 wish to imitate the others, one turn of a 

 ginger hackle may be used. 



When I described the Oorixa in the Field 

 I directed that the hind legs should be 

 made with a strand of peacock herle. I 

 have however found a better imitation 

 of these legs since then, in the end of a 

 quill feather from a starling's wing. This 

 keeps up its spring even when soaked 

 for a long period in the water, while the 

 peacock herle legs after a time adhered 

 to the body of the fly, and did not stand 

 out on each side when the fly was at rest. 

 The tip of the feather should be completely 

 cleared of fibres on one side, and nearly 

 so on the other, leaving however a few 

 short stumps at the end, as shown in 

 illustrations of imitation in Plate III., to 

 represent the paddle-shape of the legs. 

 These legs are then tied in at right angles 

 to the body. I have found the best way 

 of accomplishing this is to tie the legs in 

 straight to the side, with the buts pointing 

 towards the tail of the fly. Then bend 



