252 Book of the Black Bass. 



for bass fishing, and their construction does not differ much 

 from that described by John Gay two centuries ago : 



" To frame the little animal, provide 

 Al l the gay hues that wait on female pride; 

 Let nature guide thee. Sometimes golden wire 

 The shining bellies of the fly require; 

 The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, 

 Kor the dear purchase of the sable's tail. 

 Each gaudy bird some slender tribute brings. 

 And lends the growing insect proper wings: 

 Silks of all colors must their aid impart. 

 And every fur promote the fisher's art." 



Professor. — Body, yellow; hackle (legs), golden brown; 

 tail, scarlet ibis ; ^ings, yellow, mottled. 



Queen of the Water. — Body, dark yellow, gold tinsel; 

 hackle, red ; -wings, mallard, mottled. 



Grizzly King. — Body, green; hackle, gray; tail, red; 

 wings, pin-tail duck or mallard. 



Soldier. — Body, scarlet ; hackle, red ; wings, gray. 



Montreal. — Body, red; hackle, scarlet; wings, wild 

 turkey. 



Governor Alvord. — Body, peacock harl; hackle, red; 

 tail, red ibis; under wings, brown, upper wings, drab. 



Seth Green. — .Body, green, with yellow stripe; hackle, 

 red; wings, brown (woodcock). 



Abbey. — Body, scarlet, gold twist; hackle, red; tail, 

 golden pheasant ; wings, pin-tail duck. 



Ferguson. — Bodj', yellow, gold twist; hackle, green; 

 tail, peacock, yellow and scarlet ; wings, yellow and scarlet, 

 and wild turkey. 



Kingdom. — Body, white, striped with green; hackle, 

 red ; wings, woodcock (brown) . 



