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trout hackles are, comparatively speaking, 

 costly, and not easy to obtain in the proper 

 shades. 



Cock's hackles, both natural and dyed, are 

 commonly sold in bundles of a dozen, the 

 usual price being 4d. per bundle. As these 

 are picked feathers, the cost is not outrageous, 

 and one is always, of course, at liberty to 

 examine each bundle carefully to see that 

 the feathers are of good quality and shape, and 

 properly graded. 



There are not many establishments in 

 London where hackles (or fly - dressing 

 materials of any kind) can be procured, but 

 Messrs. Farlow, of 10, Charles Street, St. 

 James's Square, W., Mr. John Forrest, of 24, 

 Thomas Street, Oxford Street, W., and the 

 Army and Navy Stores, may, I think, be 

 relied upon to supply hackles (and materials 

 generally) of good quality. 



2. Coarse-fibred hackles are obtained from 

 a great variety of birds. As their desig- 

 nation implies, they are opaque feathers, com- 

 paratively thick in the fibre, and are as a rule 

 used in their natural colours, though some 

 take the dye fairly well. They usually figure 



