108 HINTS ON ANGLING. 



This we feel confident arises solely from the mechanical 

 arrangement of the flies, and the manner in which the 

 line is thrown. The bob comes over the nose of the fish 

 first, and he takes it immediately, never calculating on 

 what may be behind him. We would therefore advise 

 all young anglers to pay strict attention to this matter, 

 before they adopt any hasty conclusion as to the pre- 

 ference which the fish may seem to give to any particular 



fly- 



In conformity with the inference fairly deducible from 

 these general observations, we shall not furnish the 

 reader with any elaborate or pompous list of flies; but 

 confine ourselves to such standard and every-day articles 

 of sport, as will not, we hope, disappoint the angler, pro- 

 vided he is content to put up with a solid though appa- 

 rently homely bill of fare. 



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The RED HACKLE and RED PALMER flies, on No. 6, 

 Limerick, will prove killing bait in these countries, in the 

 early part of the season. As summer advances, the same 

 flies on hooks two sizes less will answer the angler's pur- 

 pose well; if ribbed with gold tinsel, they will be still 

 better in the months of May and June. 



The DOTTEREL HACKLE is a sure fly; the body made of 

 yellow silk, and the legs and wings of the feather of the 

 dotterel. The sizes of the hooks may vary from 6 to 10, 

 according to the condition and clearness of the water. 



A black cock's hackle body, with wings from the 

 woodcock's wing, on Nos. 6 to 8, will be best for April 

 and May. 



A red cock's hackle body, with wings of the grey 

 drake, on Nos. 4 to 10: this is a standard fly, both for 



