302 



Having now detailed the several classes, the forms, 

 and the construction of artificial flies in general, I must 

 inform the kurner, that he cannot do better than preserve 

 such feathers as chance may throw in his way, when they 

 appear well calculated for making flies. 



He should strip away the down, and one side of the 

 plumage, as shewn in Fig. 4, Plate V. ; so that they 

 may occupy but little space in his fly-fishing pocket- 

 book. 



Each kind of feather should be superscribed, to Indi- 

 cate what l-iid t and what part, it was taken from 5 so 

 that if the angler should find it a kil/ing feather, he might 

 know how to supply himself with more. 



Although I have described those feathers, and arrange- 

 ments, which are most generally useful, it is not to be 

 supposed that those only will answer his purpose : on 

 the contrary, in some waters the fishes will take only the 

 local insects, which ihe argLr must catch, and endeavour 

 to imitate. 



By tallowing the foregoing method, and by keeping a 

 few of the necessary articles always at hard, such as mo- 

 hair, and silks of various colours, trimmed feathers, &c. 

 he will never be at a lo^s j but will speedily be distin- 

 guished as a clever angler ! 



I hold the common practice of swelling a volume, by 

 the insertion of \vhat is called a description of the seve- 

 ral waters passing through the various ccai -Lies," to be 

 completely unnecessary. I have seen many gentlemen 

 gr.'r \ousiy disappointed when ihey have beeu informed, 

 and indeed convinced, o 1 r n^ at a stream of which 

 the highest character WLS L iven in i rim, to find, that 



even 



