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orange silk ; silver tag, gold ribs, and tail of golden 

 pheasant top-knot. 



Ifo. 16. Caeiboo. — Wings of turkey and mallard with 

 sprigs of macaw, and a few fibres from the golden phea- 

 sant's neck ; head of black ostrich herl ; claret legs ; 

 grey hackle ; body of grey cariboo hair or mohair ; lowei 

 part of tip golden yellow silk, and upper part black silk ; 

 tail, golden pheasant top-knot, and gold tag. This fly, 

 with various modifications, is extensively used by the 

 resident fishermen of Fredericton. 



No. 17. Emmet. — No head ; wings of black and golden 

 pheasant neck feather with spngs of macaw ; body, black 

 mohair ; black hackle ; gold tip and twist ; a turn of 

 black herl taken just above the tail, which is golden 

 pheasant crest. 



No. 18. LiLLiE. — Wings and tail dark grey turkey ; 

 body, mohair of the same dull color ; yellow silk tip ; 

 red hackle, and no head. This is almost identical with 

 the stone fly, and approximates in color to the natural 

 fly, and is generally dressed on a small hook. 



There is no limit to the list of salmon flies that might 

 be given ; artistic beauty is a great point to be gained, 

 but further than that nothing is positively ascertained 

 on the subject. I was once visiting a well known salmon 

 river with fifty dozen files loaned to me by an excellent 

 angler who was one of the oldest habitues of the stream. 

 Another excellent fisherman looked over my books with 

 an unapproving air, and after my return told me that 

 he was surprised I had taken any fish at all, for my flies 

 were totally unsuited to the river. It is, however, gene- 

 rally conceded that different waters require different 



