210 SALMON AND TROUT. ‘ 
THE ‘BUTCHER.’ 
Tag: Silver twist and dark yellow silk. 
Tail: A topping, teal, and powdered blue macaw. Sut: Black herl. 
Body: In four equal divisions—beginning with light red-claret, ana 
continuing with light blue, dark red-claret, and dark blue seal’s furs. 
Ribbed : Silver tinsel (preceded on large hooks by silver lace). 
Hachle: Natural black, from light red-claret seal’s fur. 
Throat: Yellow hackle and gallina. 
Wings: One tippet feather, and a breast feather from the golden 
pheasant, back to hack, tied. edgeways as illustrated, the points of the 
breast feather extending to the length of the wing. Both well covered 
on the side with slight strips of teal, golden pheasant tail, gallina, bustard, 
and peacock wing ; with strands of parrot and swan dyed yellow, and with 
two strips of mallard at top. 
Horns: Blue macaw. Cheeks: Chatterer. Head: Black herl. 
Measured by the standard of antiquity the Butcher is entitled to the 
first place in our list of standard flies. Its claim to seniority would 
probably be admitted by a jury of fly fishers zemdne contradicente. I can 
trace it back to the first fountain head. In its infancy it went by the 
name of Moon’s Fly, and was the invention of Mr. Jewhurst, of Tun- 
bridge, Kent. About the year 1838 it was re-christened at Blacker’s esta- 
blishment, from which date it became a popular favourite, and no standard 
pattern has undergone less change of dod/ette whilst still retaining its high 
reputation everywhere. 
It is very much more effective when the outer wing-coverings are 
arranged to ‘veil’ the tippet and breast feather, so as not to form a 
confused mass at the top, as is the case with carelessly dressed specimens. 
