2l6 SALMON AND TROUT 



THE 'BLACK JAY.' 



Tag: Silver twist and dark yellow silk. 



Tail : A topping. 



Butt : Black herl. 



Body : Two turns black silk ; the rest black seal's fur. 



Ribbed: Silver tinsel, preceded by silver lace for large patterns. 



Hackle : Natural black from silk. 



Throat : Jay. 



Wings : Tippet, scarlet ibis and gallina; golden pheasant tail, bustard, 

 teal, black cockatoo's tail, and swan dyed green and dark yellow ; with 

 two strips mallard above. 



Horns : Blue macaw. 



Head : Black herl. 



A complete contrast to the preceding series is the Black Jay, a pattern 

 for the introduction of which I am also responsible, and which has been 

 in general use for more than a quarter of a century, though invented long 

 before that. Unlike the rest of the ' jays ' it will be found most useful in 

 dark water, and although it kills well dressed small, it shows perhaps a 

 more marked superiority when tied on very large hooks. I then generally 

 add jungle to the wings and a topping. 



There are numerc us imitations of this fly, all varying trivially in minor 

 details ; but I think the formula here given will be found satisfactory upon 

 hooks up to an inch and a quarter in length, without any alteratioa or 

 addition. 



