SALMON FISHING WITH THE FLY. 215 



THE 'CAPTAIN.' 



Tag: Silver twist and light blue silk. 



Tail : A topping and chatterer. 



Body: Two turns of light orange silk, two turns dark orange seal's fur, 

 two turns dark red -claret seal's fur, and finish with dark blue seal's fur. 



Ribbed : Silver tinsel. 



Hackle: A white coch-y-bonddu dyed light red-claret, from the orange 

 silk. 



Throat: Blue hackle and gallina. 



Wings: Pintail, teal, gallina, peacock wing, Amherst pheasant, bustard, 

 and golden pheasant tail ; swan dyed light orange, dark orange, dark 

 claret, and dark blue ; with two strips mallard above, and a topping. 



Sides : Jungle fowl. 



Horns : Blue macaw. 



Head: Black herl. 



The Captain is one of my own patterns, and was introduced by 

 Bernard, of Church Place, Piccadilly, with another of mine called the 

 Champion, many years ago. But it has long since adopted the name of 

 the Poinder in Scotland, and is perhaps better known there by that 

 erroneous appellation. 



It is rather difficult to recommend this fly without appearing to blow 

 my own trumpet ; at the same time I shall probably be justified in saying 

 that as a general pattern it holds its own everywhere. I have had good 

 sport with it dressed in all sizes and very rarely meet with disappointment, 

 especially as a change when the Durham Ranger, for example, has moved 

 a fish. It should be dressed verj- small for lakes or shallow streams. 



