SALMON FISHING WITH THE FLY. 219 
THE ‘FIERY BROWN.* 
Tag: Gold twist and light orange silk. 
Tail: A topping. 
Body: Fiery brown seal’s fur. 
Ribbed: Gold tinsel. © 
Hackle: From first turn of tinsel, fiery brown. 
Wings: Tippet strands between broad strips of mallard. 
Horns: Blue macaw. 
Head : Black herl. 
N.B.—There is also another variety by the inventor (Michael Rogan), 
having a blue hackle alongside the fiery brown hackle down the body. 
The Fiery Brown, facetiously termed ‘The All Ireland Fly,’ is gradually 
becoming more popular elsewhere, and many a victory won in ‘ despite of 
fate’ may be credited to this singularly attractive yet plain-looking pattern. 
‘Indeed, however unpropitiously the campaign may appear to be going, 
Michael Rogan’s ingenious offspring will very likely retrieve the situation, 
whether the champ de battaille be in the north or south, in pool, stream, 
or rapid. Rogan’s mode of dyeing the seal’s fur and hackles is most 
successful, and far superior to all others for securing the fierce flame-like 
tint desired. 
The Fiery Brown is another fly that seems to answer best when dressed 
‘on medium-sized hooks, though I have never tried it, or even seen it tied 
very large. 
