THE FLY FISHER'S GUIDE. 



MATERIALS USED IN FLY FISHING. 



Rods Lines Reels Silkworm gut and weed Hooks Feathers 

 Silks Hackles Wings of birds Furs Camlets and mohair 

 Landing net Pliers, scissors, needles and wax Pannier 

 Methods of staining gut Pocket books, &c. 



HAVING set forth a few of the prominent recom- 

 mendations of the art, it remains to conduct the 

 reader, if an admirer of the pursuit, to the prac- 

 tical system, which, having been founded upon 

 the experience and observation of several years, 

 may not be altogether uninstructive or uninterest- 

 ing. The articles necessary for the fly fisher to 

 be furnished with, consist of rods, lines, reels 

 or winches, silk-worm gut, hooks ; a variety 

 of feathers of every hue, from the most gaudy 

 to the most dusky tinge ; silks of various shades ; 

 hackles from the neck and back of the domestic 

 cock or hen ; wings of many birds, but most par- 

 ticularly of the bittern, grouse, woodcock, par- 

 tridge, snipe, landrail, golden plover, and star- 



