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THE JOLLY ANGLER. 



With regard to dyeing the gut, it is of no avail ; the na- 

 tural colour is by far the best. 



Articles necessary to keep for Fly Making. 



Mohairs, of all colours and shades. 



Sheep's wool, ditto. 



The furs from a squirrel, hare, mole, water-rat, &c. 



Camlets, of all colours. 



Feathers wild drake (the back) cock pheasant (the 

 breast and tail) golden, ditto (the breast) starling (the 

 wing) peacock (the tail and fibres thereof) landrail, 

 thrush, blackbird, and jay (the wings of each) plover 

 (the top-knot) ostrich (the strippings of the black) the 

 feathers of a blue, dun-coloured hen (which are not very 

 common). 



The hackles from the neck and saddle of a cock ; these 

 you must have every variety of colour to be met with ; 

 those of a dark game-cock are the most generally useful. 



Silks of all colours flat gold and silver wire white 

 and dark wax a sharp pen-knife and a pair of small 

 scissors, that will cut well down to the points, which 

 should be sharp. 



In short, there are numberless things that may be used 

 for the purpose; but the above are most in request. 



Now, having these materials, I shall suppose you are 

 going to make a Palmer-fly, as it is termed. Look out 

 your gut ; hooks, No. 6 ; some red silk, waxed with bees- 

 wax ; some strippings of black ostrich feather, with a few 

 fine red hackles ; then take the hook, by the bend, be- 

 tween the fore-finger and thumb of your left hand, with 

 the shank towards your right hand, 

 the point and beard of the hook; 

 not under your fingers, but nearly 

 parallel with the tops of them ; 

 afterwards, take the silk, thus : _ 

 hold it likewise about the middle of it, with your hook, 

 one part lying along the inside of it to your left hand, 

 the other to the right; then take that part of the silk 

 which lies towards your right hand, between the fore- 

 finger and thumb of that hand, and holding that part to- 



