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SALMON AND TROUT. 



on the Tweed is in a full water on a cold day. Sometimes when the 

 ' Silver Doctor ' fails, the spotted jungle cock wing appears to exercise an 

 attraction ; but it is a killing fly in any river. 



'SILVER WILKINSON' (Duke of Beaufort's Pattern), 



Tag: Silver thread ; Tail: Gold- 

 en pheasant topping and scarlet 

 ibis; Butt: Scarlet wool; Body: 

 Silver tinsel, ribbed with silver 

 oval; i^rt(r/^/(f;Majentaat shoulder, 

 dark blue at throat ; IVing : Fibres 

 of bustard, red and mauve dyed swan 

 feathers, golden pheasant tail and 

 tippet, wood-duck not barr'd, white 



turkey, two long and two short jungle cock feathers, topping over all ; 



Cheeks : Light blue chatterer ; Horns : Blue and yellow macaw ; Head : 



Black wool. 



THE 'BLACK FAIRY.' 



Tag : Gold twist and golden yellow 

 floss ; Tail : Golden pheasant topping ; 

 Body: Black wool ribbed with gold twist ; 

 Throat : Black cock's hackle ; JVitigs : 

 Brown mallard ; Head : Black ostrich hcrl. 



As universally killing a fly as even Jock 

 of Sco^ I prefer it on a dark day ; other 

 people fancy it on a bright one. 



'CRITCHLEY'S FANCY.' 



Tag: Silver twist and pale blue floss 

 silk ; 7ail: Golden pheasant topping and 

 fibres of golden pheasant tippet ; Body : 

 Pale orange floss silk ribbed with silver 

 twist ; Hackle : Orange run down body ; 

 Throat: Teal ; lVi>igs : Fibres of teal, 

 dun turkey, and red macaw ; Horns : Blue 

 and yellow macaw ; Head: Black ostrich 

 herl. 



This fly was the only one at which fish would rise in the Ristigouclie 

 river at the end of June and beginning of July, 1879, and Mr. Critchley, 

 who alone did any good on the water at the time, was kind enough to give 

 me some of his patterns. The Ristigouche runs between Lower Canada 

 and New Brunswick. 



