8 PRACTICAL FLY-FISHER. 



tinged black or chesnut ; and when round and strong, 

 should be prized accordingly. 



With hair capable of lifting easily a pound weight, 

 an expert angler will kill a fish much heavier, provided 

 the river be roomy and free from incumbrances, and 

 according to my experience, the finer the tackle, the 

 more rises you are likely to have : moreover the ex- 

 citement experienced in killing a large fish with fine 

 tackle is " double refined " in comparison to that of 

 hauling him out as with a cart rope. 



OF THE METHOD OF MAKING ARTIFICIAL FLIES. 



THE simplest form of Fly-making is the plain hackled 

 fly, which is performed as follows : 



Get a Snipe's wing, in the inside of which you 

 will find six or eight fine bright feathers, an inch and 

 quarter long, tipt with white ; take one of the feathers, 

 strip off part of the fibre the contrary way, (rejecting 

 the white,) draw it through your lips, slightly wetting 

 it at the same time, it will lie thus ; 



and answer for wings and legs to the fly. Wax a 

 quarter yard of fine yellow silk, it will arm your gut, 

 and make the body of the fly. Takeahook,Ablington's 



