men must derive considerable pleasure in the fact that this pioneer fly was used to catch " speckled fishes." The fly itself is still in use, being the pattern known as the red hackle. It is a killing trout fly and fairly good for bass. Every true fly fisherman should carry one if only for its association. The story of this fly is charmingly told by Mary Orvis Marbury in her " Favorite Flies and Their Histories."
It has been said that our Saxon ancestors earned the tribal designation " Anglo " because of their great skill in hook and line fishing, but it is quite probable that fly fishing was introduced into the British Isles by the Romans. They are also said to have introduced red chickens into Britain and we venture the theory that they took them there not only for cock fighting but to be assured of plenty of red hackles!
