ON FLY-MAKING. 



We've rods and lines, and baskets too, 

 And Looks well stored to form the fly ; 



With silks and furs of every hue, 

 That deck the rainbow far on high 



Our flies upon the surface play, 



So lightly in the curling stream, 

 And in the eddies roll away, 



That's sparkling through the sunny beam! 

 We angle, from the rise of sun 



Until its beams the mountains hide ; 

 And when our busy sport is done, 



Reluctant leave the river side. 



CHAPTER 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE DIFFERENT FLIES, AND THE 

 WINGS AND DUBBING OF EACH. 



THERE are many flies that you may make either as hackles 

 or winged flies, I will therefore give you a description of the 

 feathers for both ; likewise in plate 2 shall give you a copy 

 of some of the principal flies. 



MARCH. 



1 RED MOOR COCK. 



2 OLD JOAN. 



3 LARGE SPRING DUN. 



4 DUN CUT. 



5 EARLY Cow DUNG TLY. 



6 SPRING BROWN. 



HACKLED FLIES. 



1. Dubbed with dark red wool or mohair under the 

 wings, whipt with dark red silk; wings, feather from the 

 back of a moor cock hook No. 2. 



2. Dubbed with dark purple brown mohair or wool, 

 whipt with dark red silk ; wings, a feather from under a 



