SALMON-KILLING PALMERS. 149 



four hours. Boil in the same quantity of soft 

 water for half an hour half an oz. of fustic, and 

 the same quantity of turmeric. Remove the fea- 

 thers from the alum water and immerse them in 

 the yellow dye, and they will soon assume the 

 required colour. 



Earsc IBaXmtx^ for Wl^tl^l^ Salman, 



No. 1. Body, very long of orange wool ribbed 

 with gold tinsel, orange tail ; two red-dun hackles 

 struck from the tail to the centre of the body, 

 and two dark blue-dun hackles from that up to 

 the head. The whole to be dressed on two hooks 

 whipped tightly together, back to back, the barb 

 and bend of the upper hook to project from the 

 centre of the body of the palmer. The hooks to 

 be two number fives or sixes. This palmer should 

 be used in full water after a flood. 



No. 2. Body, black ostrich harl and black 

 hackles from tail to head. Hooks, as before. Fit 

 for pools and clear water. 



No. 3. Body, light blue dun wool over which 

 hackles of the same colour. Hooks, No. 7. Good 

 in clear water towards evening. 



The above local Welsh flies and palmers are 

 after patterns sent me by Mr. W. Flinn, fishing- 



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