27^ THE ANGLER S GUIDE. 



it up towards the head ; seventhly, how to part the 

 wings ; eighthly, how to nip off the superfluous dub- 

 bing 5 ninthly, how to fasten 5 tenthly, how to trim 

 and adjust the fly for use. And note, those flies 

 whose bodies are without wings, are termed palmers ; 

 if with wings, palmer-flies ; those whose bodies are 

 made chiefly of wool or mohair, are called dub-flies ; 

 if made principally of feathers, they are then named 

 hackle-flies. The feelers or horns of artificial flies may 

 be made with the fine fibres of feathers. 



Small flies are most proper for clear shallow water, 

 during a bright sky ; and the larger sort for dark 

 weather, and thicker or deeper waters. 



Materials for making Artificial Flies. 



Get seals', moles', squirrels', and water-rats' furs ; 

 also, mohairs, — black, blue, and purple ; also, white 

 and violet ; camlets, of every hue and colour ; and fur 

 from the neck and ears of hares 5 hogs' down, and 

 bears' hair ; also, hackle-feathers (hackles are long 

 tender feathers, which hang from the head of a cock, 

 down his neck) 3 get them of the following colours, 

 but not too large : red, dun, yellowish, white, and 

 perfect black. Feathers, to form the wings, &c. of 

 flies, are got from the mallard and partridge, especi- 

 ally those red ones in the tail ; feathers from a cock- 

 pheasant's breast and tail ; the wings from the black- 

 bird, the brown-hen, the starling, the jay, the land- 

 rail, the thrush, the fieldfare, the swallow, and the 

 water-coot 3 the feathers from the crown of a plover. 



