86 THE COMPLETE ANGLER. 



afford the same color, but that the hair in that place is by many- 

 degrees softer, and more fit for the purpose : his wing must be 

 as the other ; and this kills all this month, and is called the lesser 

 red -brown. 



2. This month also a plain hackle, or palmer-fly, made with a 

 rough black body, either of black spaniel's fur, or the whirl of 

 an ostrich feather, and the red hackle of a capon over all, will 

 kill, and, if the weather be right, make very good sport. 



3. Also a lesser hackle, with a black body also, silver twist 

 over that, and a red feather over all, will fill your pannier, if the 

 month be open, and not bound up in ice and snow, with very 

 good fish ; but in case of a frost and snow, you are to angle only 

 with the smallest gnats, browns and duns, you can make, and 

 with those are only to expect graylings no bigger than sprats. 



4. In this month, upon a whirling-round water, we have a great 

 hackle, the body black, and wrapped with a red leather of a ca- 

 pon untrimmed ; that is, the whole length of the hackle staring 

 out ; for we sometimes barb the hackle-feather short all over, 

 sometimes barb it only a little, and sometimes barb it close un- 

 derneath, leaving the ■whole length of the feather on the top or 

 back of the fly, which makes it swim better, and, as occasion 

 serves, kills very great fish. 



.5. We make use also, in this month, of another great hackle, 

 the body black, and ribbed over with gold twist, and a red feather 

 over all, which also docs great execution. 



6. Also a great dun, made with dun bear's hair, and the wings 

 of the grey feather of a mallard near unto his tail ; which is 

 absolutely the best fl)' can be thrown upon a river this month, 

 and with which an angler shall have admirable sport. 



7. We have also this month the great blue dun, the dubbing 

 of the bottom of bear's hair next to the roots, mixed with a little 

 blue camlet, the wings of the dark grey feather of a mallard. 



8. We have also this mouth a dark brown, the dubbinn of the 

 brown hair off the flank of a brended cow, and the winofs of the 

 grey drake's feather. 



And note, that these several hackles, or j)almer-flics, are some 

 for one water and one sky, and some for another ; and, accord- 

 ing to the change of those, we alter their size and color ; and 



