28 THE ART OF FLY TYING. 



of the following can be readily tied. It would 

 be well to remember that in using flies, the rule 

 is on a dark day to use light colored flies and on 

 a bright day, dark or more sombre colors. Of 

 course this rule, like all -others, has its excep- 

 tions. 



The following are good at all seasons and at 

 all stages of the water : 



BROWN HACKLE AND BROWN PALMER. Pea- 

 cock herl body, tipped with tinsel, brown hackle. 



RED HACKLE AND PALMER, ALSO CALLED 

 SOLDIER HACKLE. Scarlet body ribbed with 

 gold tinsel, fiery brown hackle. 



BLACK HACKLE AND PALMER. Black body 

 ribbed with silver tinsel, or copper colored pea- 

 cock herl tipped with tinsel. These are also 

 tied with scarlet and with yellow bodies. 



GRAY HACKLE AND PALMER. Ash gray body 

 ribbed with tinsel, gray, dominick or ash hackle. 

 When the latter is used it is often called "ashey, 

 ashev." 



