SALMON FISHING WITH THE FL V. 209 



THE 'CHILDERS.' 



Tag: Silver twist and light blue silk. 



Tai7: A topping with strands of red macaw, powdered blue macaw, 

 and pintail. 



Biai : Blacfe herl. 



Body: Two turns of light yellow silk continuing with light yellow 

 seal's fur, leaving one-fifth at the shoulder for scarlet seal's fur. 



Ribbed: Silver lace and silver tinsel. 



Hackle : A white furnace hackle dyed light yellow. 



Throat: A scarlet hackle and light widgeon. 



Witigs : Golden pheasant tippet and tail, turkey, silver pheasant, pin- 

 tail, summer duck, bustard, powdered blue macaw, parrot, red macaw, 

 and gallina, with two strips of mallard above and a topping. 



Horns : Blue macaw. 



Cheeks: Chatterer. 



Head: Black herl. 



This fly is art old favourite, having been introduced about the year 

 1850. Dressed large or small it kills well in any part of the three 

 kingdoms. Originally Colonel Childers, who was the inventor, 'formu- 

 lated ' this fly without a topping, but there is some justification for the 

 addition of one, as, to use his own words, he * always put one when he 

 could get it.' The black ' list' down the centre of the hackle has a very 

 telling effect in the water. 



It is as well to note that ' turkey,' unless when otherwise indicated, 

 means the brown mottled feather. 



