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or that of a grey turkey ; body of the greenest part of the 

 peacock's herle, (that from about the eye of the feather is 

 best,) over which wrap a heron's crest feather, or a black 

 cock's hackle. 



The Prime-dun. — The wings of light heron's feather, and 

 the body of hedgehog's-fur, with a light dun hackle over it. 



The Great-palmer. — Wings made of the cock pheasant's- 

 tail feather ; the body of peacock's herle, over it a red 

 hackle which is black at the roots. This fly is often varied 

 with great effect by gold and silver twist 



The Golden-pheasant. — Wings composed of cock phea- 

 sant's tail feather ; body of orange-coloured silk, ribbed with 

 peacock's herle, and over it a ginger hackle. 



The Grey-mallow. — The wings are formed of the grey 

 feather of the mallard ; the body, which is very slender, 

 composed of white rabbit and hedgehog's fur, well mixed, 

 and light grizzle cock's hackle over it. 



In fishing for salmon with lob-worms the trolling tackle 

 must be used, and two or three of these worms, well scoured, 

 put on the hooks ; the first should be drawn quite above the 

 top of the shank of the large hook, and the small one run 

 through its head ; the second worm is to be run some way 

 above the shank, and, drawing the first down, let them hang 

 with their tails one above the other, preventing the point of 

 the large hook from appearing through the worm, lay in the 

 worms at the bottom of a stream, holding the red still, and 

 keeping as much as possible out of sight ; if in a short time 

 there is no bite, move the line gently up the current, and 

 the worms will play, and show themselves by means of the 

 swivels, and thus allure the salmon to take them. If no 

 success follows after a few trials, seek another stream and 

 there repeat them. This mode is to be adopted when either 

 the water is too much discoloured for the artificial fly, or 



