25S THE angler's guide. 



flies J but after some experience in the art, to make his 

 own ; and, to enable him to do so properly, I «ball mi- 

 nutely describe the method of making them, and the 

 materials of which they should respectively be formed, 

 as will enable him, at all times, to supply himself, 

 should he prefer making them to buying them at the 

 tackle-shops ; the Angler will then be enabled to 

 imitate any fly that may be a killing one, where they 

 are not to be purchased ; this sometimes occurs when 

 far from home. In purchasing artificial flies, it would 

 be proper to apply for them at some respectable fish- 

 ing-tackle-shop, that the novice may feel assured he 

 will receive those for which he asks. The following 

 will be proper to select : red and black palmers, red 

 and black hackles, grouse-red and black ant-flies, the 

 yellow may-fly or green-drake, stone-fly, small black 

 gnat-flies, the red-spinner, and white-moth. Having 

 purchased the above assortment of flies, the Angler 

 should make himself well acquainted with their seve- 

 ral forms, the number of wings, and every other parti- 

 cular, that he may be able to know every diiference 

 between the several kinds, thereby guarding against 

 having flies imposed on him of a species different to 

 what he may think proper to order. The flies above 

 enumerated are all of established credit ; their re- 

 spective merits, the way and materials of which they 

 are made, will be found under their different names. 

 In many places, certain flies are preferred ; the bean or 

 thistle-fly has been considered a secret in some part 

 of Wales, and much valued- There is a fly used 



