424 THE COMPLETE ANGLER. 



that the hair in that place is, by many degrees, softer, and 

 more fit for the purpose. His wing must be as the other 

 [i. in January] ; and this kills all this month, and is called 

 the Lesser Red Brown. 



2. This month, also, a plain hackle, or palmer-fly, made 

 with a rough black body, either of black spaniel's fur, or the 

 whirl of an ostrich feather, and the red hackle of a capon 

 over all, will kill, and, if the weather be right, make very 

 good sport. 



3. Also a lesser hackle, with a black body, also silver twist 

 over that, and a red feather over all, will fill your pannier, if 

 the month be open, and not bound up in ice and snow, with 

 very good fish ; but, in case of a frost and snow, you are to 

 angle only with the smallest gnats, browns, and duns you 

 can make ; and with those are only to expect graylings no 

 bigger than sprats. 



4. In this month, upon a whirling round water, we have 

 a great hackle, the body black, and wrapped with a red 

 feather of a capon untrimmed ; that is, the whole length of 

 the hackle staring out (for we sometimes barb the hackle- 

 feather short all over ; sometimes barb it only a little ; and 

 sometimes barb it close underneath), leaving the whole 

 length of the feather on the top or back of the fly, which 

 makes it swim better, and, as occasion serves, kills very 

 great fish. 



5. We make use also, in this month, of another great 

 hackle, the body black, and ribbed over with gold twist, and 

 a red feather over all ; which also does great execution. 



6. Also a Great Dun, made with dun bear's hair, and the 

 wings of the grey feather of a mallard near unto his tail ; 

 which is absolutely the best fly can be thrown upon a river 



