PRACTICAL FLY-FISHER. 11 



To make a Palmer fly. Hav- 

 ing laid by you the materials, viz. 

 hook, gut, feather of Cock's neck, 

 about one and half inch long, herl 

 of Ostrich or Peacock, tie the hook and gut together, 

 beginning half way down the shank ; wrap to the end, 

 one turn back again, lay on the herl, then the tinsel, 

 then the feather, (root end) taking a turn with the silk 

 over each ; wrap down to where you began. With the 

 aid of nippers, wrap down with the herl, rib over that 

 with the tinsel, then with the hackle ; to finish off 

 neatly, tie down the hackle, then take a turn or two 

 with the herl and tinsel, and fasten off with a double 

 draw knot. 



