P A L M E R M A K I N G. 31 



In making a fly with wings intended to repre- 

 sent natural wings at rest, (as fig. 2, plate 4), the 

 hackle feather may, in some cases, be dispensed 

 with, and a little of the dubbing may be left out 

 in the warping, or picked out of the body with a 

 needle, after the winding or warping, to serve for 

 legs instead of the hackle feather. In every other 

 respect the fly may be made in the manner pre- 

 scribed for the great red Spinner. (See p. 28.) 



When a hackle or other feather is used for the 

 purpose of imitating a winged fly buzz, its tint 

 should be lighter than that of the natural wings; 

 for the effect of the buzzing motion is to give this 

 lighter appearance. 



To make a Palmer. 



1 . Bite the end of a strong piece of gut, and 

 whip a part of the thread A BCD, fig. 1, plate 3, 

 round the end of the shank of a hook (as before, 

 see page 28). 



2. Place the gut in contact with the hook, and 

 wind the portion of thread, CD, of fig. 1, over 

 the part of gut C E, fig. 2, the three or four coils 

 BC, and the shank of the hook CBE, &c. not 

 leaving the end of thread as before hanging from 

 B, but including it in the new coils, and allowing 

 it to hang from E (fig. 7). 



3. Wind rapidly (or run) c d back again to C, 

 and include the but end of a red hackle G H 



