44 FLY-FISHING. 



and unravel it; you will find the threads, although 

 not so fine as gram, nearly as good for the purpose. 



The following flies I have found to kill fish in most 

 rivers, according to the water. 



Black palmer; golden palmer; common gray pal- 

 mer; gray palmer with two turns of silver twist round 

 the lower part of the shank of hook, then peacock's 

 harl for body, gray hackle with long fibres round the 

 upper part of body only ; coch-a-bondu ; the Chan- 

 trey; the governor, two turns of orange silk on lower 

 part of body, then peacock's harl for the remainder of 

 the body, then for legs red hackle, woodcock's wing. 

 All the above may be used throughout the season. 



MAECH. 



Gravel-bed. Body : leaden-coloured floss silk. 

 Legs: two turns of long-fibred black hackle. Wings: 

 woodcock. (Small fly). 



Cow-dung. 



Dark-brown Dun. Tail: two hairs from a sable 

 boa. Body : dark brown silk, ribbed with drab silk. 

 Legs : dull brown stained hackle. Wings : fieldfare. 



Black-bodied Dun. Tail: two hairs from a sable 

 boa. Body : black silk or picked worsted. Legs : 



