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PRACTICAL LESSONS IN RIVER ANGLING. 



the heron ; the tail of the turkey-cock ; the crest of 

 the lapwing, and, in short, almost every sort of feather 

 that can be procured. 





Hackles for the legs of artifiLial fiie?. 



For the legs, which are the least resembling nature 

 of any other part of an artificial fly, a similar variety 

 to the preceding, or what are termed hackles, are used. 

 These hackles are the long loose feathers which form 

 the tail coverts of the cock and pheasant, and which 

 also hang down from the head and back of the neck. 

 The black and bright reddish brown hackles are the 

 best, but they may be dyed of any colour required. 

 The artificial flies called palmers, pretended to imitate 

 the tiger caterpillar, are chiefly made of these hackles, 

 with various dubbings without any wings. 



Mode of fixing; the hackles. 



