THE 



MODERN ANGLER- 



PART I* 



CHAPTER 1. A FEW REMARKS ON FLY-FISHING, AND THE 

 MATERIALS THAT ARE REQUISITE FOR MAKING ARTIFICIAL 

 FLIES; AND THE BEST METHODS OF MAKING THEM. 



I COMMENCE first with fly-fishing, because I consider it 

 the most recreative and amusing ; for the angler is not 

 confined to any particular part of the river, but follows 

 the stream in all its windings, through embowering 

 groves and rocky glades, where the waters are bounding 

 from rock to rock in a variety of fantastic forms throw- 

 ing the spray (that reflects through the sun's rays all the 

 various hues of the rainbow,) all around, at the same 

 time giving out a refreshing coolness that amply repays 

 the angler for any inconvenience he might experience in 

 obtaining such a wished-for retirement, and opens an 

 ample field for the meditative mind to ponder upon the 

 glorious and wonderful works of a bountiful Creator ; 

 the solemnity of the scene, together with the continual 

 buz from myriads of insects, and the water's ruffled 

 surface, formed by the bounding trout, give to the heart 

 of the angler such feelings of delight, which are far be- 



