216 SALMON AND TROUW7. 
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. 
Ritbed: Silver tinsel, preceded by silver lace for large patterns. 
Hacklz : Natural black from silk, 
Throat : Jay. 
Wings: Tippet, scarlet ibis and galing 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 numercus 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 alteration or 
addition. 
