98 MR. FORREST'S TWEED-FLIES. hackle, dyed yellow, is to be substituted for the blue jay, and the head is to be of dark blue fur. Wings and hooks as before. No. 5. Body, light blue floss silk, over which silver tinsel and bustard hackle; topping for tail, and black ostrich harl for head. Wings and hooks as before. No. 6. Body, black floss silk, gold tinsel, and light brown hackle; orange tag, and tail a few short sprigs of cock of the rock feather; wings, fibres of the same feather, and of guinea-fowl, blue, yellow, and red macaw. Head, wings, and hooks as before. Every one of the last six flies, if dressed on No. 7. hooks, will suit the Ballyshannon and northern Irish rivers. Riber Tweed Flies. No. 1. Body, purple pig's hair, with a rather long tag of orange pig's hair or wool; purple hackle over body, which is to be ribbed with silver tinsel; blue hackle at the shoulder; wing, cinnamon brown turkey tail-feather, each wing to be thin and long, and of undivided fibres; tail, orange mohair, mixed with golden pheasant neck, and teal feathers. Hook, No. 2. for high HIGH WATER TWEED-FLIES. 99 water; to be dressed on smaller hooks for low water. No. 2. Body, blue pig's hair; long yellow pig's hair tag; yellow hackle over tag, and light blue hackle from that to the shoulder; silver tinsel over body; scarlet hackle at head, and underneath red pig's hair. Wings, white swan's wingfeather; each wing to be thin and long, and of undivided fibres; tail, red mohair, mixed with a few fibres of scarlet ibis feather. Hooks as before. No. 3. Body, black pig's hair, a long tag of red pig's hair, and between it and the black body a bit of purple pig's hair; small orange hackle struck over the red tag; silver tinsel, and purple hackle over the black portion of the body; ibis body-feather at shoulder, and underneath a bit of red pig's hair. Wings, black and white spotted turkey tail-feather tipped with white; tail, orange mohair, mixed with teal feather, and a small topping. Hooks as before. No. 4. Body, black spaniel's hair, with a short tag of orange pig's hair, above which a tag of red and then blue, and over all a purple hackle; to be ribbed with silver, and blue hackle at the shoulder. Wings, two whole black and white feathers of the snipe, which are found under that 100 SETTLED WATER TWEED-FLIES. bird's wing; blue hackle at shoulder; tail, scarlet ibis mixed with red mohair. Hook, No. 4 and 5. No. 5. Body, black pig's hair; tag, of orange ditto, above which a claret tag; silver tinsel, black hackle over; blue ditto at shoulder. Wings, light mallard feather of undivided fibres; tail, gold colour mohair, mixed with a few sprigs of golden pheasant neck-feather. Hook, No. 5 and 6. No. 6. Body, black pig's hair at centre; tag, orange, above which red mohair tag; black hackle over all; silver tinsel; blue pig's hair under wings, which are to be of light brown mallard feather, put on as before; tail, as in the last fly. Hook as before. No. 7. Body, black in the centre, as in the previous fly; orange and blue tag; black hackle over all; gold tinsel; claret pig's hair at shoulder. Wings, black and white spotted turkey tailfeather, to be divided and of undisturbed fibres; each wing to be thin, and a little longer than the body; tail as before. Hook, No. 6 and 7. No. 8. Centre of body black; orange, red, and blue tags; gold tinsel; black hackle over all; orange pig's hair at shoulder; wings, light cinnamon turkey tail-feather; tail as before, with a sprig of blue macaw. Hook as before. LOW WATER TWEED-FLIES. 101 No. 9. Body, black mohair; orange tag; black hackle; silver twist; teal wings, small bit of red under them; tail, yellow mohair. Hook, No. 9 and 10. This fly is of the smallest Tweed size, and the large flies (all of them after patterns by Mr. Forrest, of Kelso) may be reduced to the same dimensions for clear, low, summer water. Take notice that the wings of all the above flies are put on separately, each wing consisting of an undivided collection of the fibres of the feather of which it is made. They are of the "Tweed-fashion wing," alluded to in describing Plate No. V., and their shapes may be seen in the representations marked No. 14. and No. 15. in the above-mentioned plate. A few of the Tweedflies, like that marked No. 4. in this list, have wings, each of which consists of a whole feather, stem and all, and merely stripped of the down at the root or quill-end. Mr. Scrope's Tweed-Flies. KINMONT WILLIE. - Body, fur of the hare's ear, end of body red mohair or pig's wool; tail, yellow ditto; over the body black cock's hackle; wings, mottled feather from under the wing of a 102 MR. SCROPE'S TWEED-FLIES. male teal, and yellow mohair or fur head. Hook, No. 7 and 8. THE LADY OF MERTOUN.- Body, water-rat's fur, end of body crimson mohair, and a turn or two of red hackle; over the water-rat's fur black hackle; tail yellow, and head crimson mohair. Wings and hooks as before. TOPPY. This is a favourite of Mr. Scrope's. It is represented in Plate, No. V. MICHAEL SCOTT. - Body, black pig's wool, terminated with hare's ear fur and a little crimson mohair, and yellow tail; over the body, black hackle and gold twist; a couple of turns of red hackle above the tail; wings, mottled feather from the back of a drake; head, yellow mohair, and a little hare's fur next it. Hook, No. 4 and 5. This is reckoned a very killing Tweed-fly. MEG WITH THE MUCKLE MOUTH. - Body, yellow floss silk, ending with a tag of crimson fur, and yellow or orange mohair tail, just above which, a little red hackle; over the body, gold twist and brown hackle. Wings, brown turkey tail, tied Tweed-fashion, and head crimson fur. Hook, No. 5. MEG IN HER Braws. Body, a mixture of brown and black pig's wool, at the end a green tag, followed by one of crimson mohair; over |