For fly-fifhing, a hook No. i, or 2. 

 according to the (late of the water, or - 

 weight of the fifh you expeft, are good 

 fizes; the fhanks mufl be near an inch 

 long. 



Before you begin to make your fly, 

 whip that part of the link that the point 

 of the (hank reils upon, twice over, and 

 it will prevent its galling, 



It is a great improvement to a fly of 

 this fize, to make four wings inftead of 

 two; but though I advife the number 

 of wings to be doubled, I would not on 

 any account be underftood to direct the 

 quantity to be increaled ; it being a fault 

 too prevalent in making trout flies, to> 

 overload them, with feather. 



As a falmon is much more whimfical 

 in his feeding than a trout, it is fome- 

 times impoflible to make a fly too gay 

 for him, therefore I fhall confine myfelf 

 to feven, which have been proved to be 

 good ones, and leave the variation o 

 their color to your own, fancy. 



