. The book of the salmon; in two Usefully illustrated with numerous coloured engravings of salmon-flies, and salmon-fry. of the wings,blue jay ; small light blue tag, gold tip, and bril-liant little topping for tail; wings, a carefulmixture of fibres of bustard, silver pheasant,yellow and blue macaw, teal, guinea-hen, andgolden pheasant tail and neck-feathers, surmountedby a topping; feelers, blue and yellow macaw,and bright blue silk head. Hook, No. 7. and 8. None but a connoisseur can fully appreciatethe beauties of this fly. It is of composite archi-tecture, but not too florid. Its
. The book of the salmon; in two Usefully illustrated with numerous coloured engravings of salmon-flies, and salmon-fry. of the wings,blue jay ; small light blue tag, gold tip, and bril-liant little topping for tail; wings, a carefulmixture of fibres of bustard, silver pheasant,yellow and blue macaw, teal, guinea-hen, andgolden pheasant tail and neck-feathers, surmountedby a topping; feelers, blue and yellow macaw,and bright blue silk head. Hook, No. 7. and 8. None but a connoisseur can fully appreciatethe beauties of this fly. It is of composite archi-tecture, but not too florid. Its ornaments aremost attractive, and they will suit the tastes ofsalmon, no matter to what nation they gaze at it gloatingly. It is a summer andautumn fly — a fatal sorceress then to fresh-run salmon and grilse. Its charms will be mostacutely felt in the north of Scotland, and no partof Ireland will be insensible to them. No. 14. Body, dull yellow mohair, ribbed withgold tinsel, and a long-fibred hackle of the samecolour wound over it; tag, a little brown liarl;tail, small topping and sprigs of bustard and ONDIITE. ~^^ss^
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