38 PALMER WORMS, 



fish began to rise at them gloriously both trout and greyling -, 

 at length I eaught one of these flies, and found that though 

 the wings were yellow the body was of a pale transparent 

 flesh colour I never saw any of that kind either before or 

 since that day however I soon made one ; the wings with 

 a white feather from a hen's neck dyed yellow ; I dubbed 

 the body with fine deep orange coloured mohair, warped 

 very sparingly round very pale buff silk, which gave the body 

 the exact colour of the fly, I no sooner threw it on the 

 water than it was taken ; and they continued rising at it 

 whilst it continued raining, which lasted about an hour ; at 

 the end of which time they disappeared. I then took it off 

 my line till about six in the evening ; they then came on 

 again, and I had as fine sport as a person would wish to 

 enjoy. Therefore when you go to angle, take your, dub- 

 bing, silk, feathers and hooks with you, so that you will be 

 provided with materials to make a fly wth if it be requisite. 

 You should also be provided with a whinch to fix to 

 your rod, so that you can lengthen or shorten your 

 line as occasion may require. 



When you make a cast, wave your rod in a small 

 circumference round your head, and never make a return 

 of it before it has had full scope, for if you do the fly 

 will snap off. Let your flies drop lightly on the water 

 with as little of the line as possible, and keep them in 

 continual motion by gently rising the rod after making 

 the cast, or the fish will discern the cheat. You must 

 have a sharp eye and a quick hand to strike the moment 

 a fish rises, or it will quit the hook. 



When you have hooked a good fish, do not trust to 



