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v you will find it best not to take that part which remains 

 on the stem, but that which is stripped off; as it will be 

 more pliant, and less bulky. Sometimes two hackles will 

 be required to furnish one fly. 



If you think it proper to add feelers, which project 

 from the heads of many flies, or to have single, or double 

 forked tails, they are easily added, by whipping in dog's 

 bristles, or those from over the eyes, or under the chins 

 of horses ; or, which is in general more appropriate, you 

 can use single fibres, from that plumage of which the 

 wings of your fly are made. 



The flies of this class are as follow ; they are rarely used 

 but for salmon. 



1. Wings. Of the reddish brown feather on the turkey 



cock's wing, cut from the stem. 

 Body. Straw, or-auburn coloured mohair; yellow 



silk; hook No. 2, or 3. 

 Legs. -A grizzle, or ginger hackle, from a game 



cock. 



2. Wings. From a grey gander's broad rump feather, 



cut from the stem. 

 Body. Grey, or light brown mohair; light brown 



silk 5 hook No. J , or 2. 

 Leers. A dirty grizzle hackle from a game cock ; or 



a bittern's hackle. 



3. Wings. The rich brown part of a heron's wing, cut 



off from the stem ; or the speckled feather 

 from a peacock's wing ; or that from a gui- 

 nea fowl's back. 



Body. Drab coloured, or olive- coloured mohair; paid 

 olive silk ; hook No. 3, or 4. 



Legs. 



