90 FLIES, FLY-DRESSING, ETC. 



2cL A hare-lug body, with a corn-hunting or 

 chaffinch wing. A woodcock wing may also he 

 put in the same body, but should be made of the 

 small light-coloured feather taken from the inside 

 of the wing. 



3d. The same wing as the last fly, with a single 

 turn of a soft black hen-hackle, or small feather 

 taken from the shoulder of the starling, dressed 

 with dark-coloured silk. 



An immense number of killing flies may be 

 made by varying the wings and body, but nothing 

 is gained by extending the number beyond those 

 just mentioned, and we do not believe six more 

 killing imitations can be manufactured. We have 

 fished with flies of all kinds, and got flies from 

 several of the best anglers, both amateur and pro- 

 fessional, but have never found anything superior 

 to these, and we can recommend them with great 

 confidence. 



For fly-dressing, in addition to the feathers, etc., 

 just mentioned, a number of miscellaneous articles 

 are necessary namely, brass nippers for putting 

 on small feathers or hackles ; a pair of fine scissors, 

 curved at the points ; a needle for dividing wings 

 and raising dubbing ; silk of all colours, the thinner 

 the better, as it makes the firmer dressing; shoe- 

 maker's wax, and a mixture of resin and burgundy 

 pitch, to be used when the colour of the silk is in- 

 tended to be shown on the fly ; hooks of all sizes, 

 the bend to be particularly attended to. The size 



