GOLDKN PALMER, OR IIACJLLC. 105 



of the hook is as long as a part of the hook which 

 is bare, pare it tine, wax you silk, and bind it 

 neatly on the remaining bare part of the hook : 

 then fasten the silk tight, and spread some shoe- 

 maker's wax very lightly on your last binding : 

 after that clip oft* the ends of the remaining silk, 

 both at the shank and bend of the hook, and all 

 fibres that start or stand ill-conditioned, and the 

 %yhole is completed, 



This is called the palmer-fi/ or plain hackle, 

 and may, instead of the ostrich's feather above- 

 mentioned, be dubbed with black spaniel's fur, 

 and is a very excellent killer. There are three 

 more palmers, which are all to be made in the 

 same manner as I have laid down, only with dif- 

 ferent articles, which are as* follow : 



GREAT PALMER) OR HACKLE. 



Dubbed the same as the plain hackle with the 

 strands off an ostrich's feather, or a black spa- 

 niel's fur, and warped with red peacock's hackle, 

 untrimmed, that is, leaving the whole length of 

 the hackle staring out (for sometimes the fibres of 

 the hackle are to be shortened all over, sometimes 

 barbed only a little, and sometimes close under- 

 neath) leaving the whole length of fibres on the 

 top, or back of the fly, which makes it swim bet- 

 ter, and, on a whirling ground water, kills great 

 fish. Your hook for this palmer, No. 5. 



GOLDEX PALMER, OR IIACKLL. 



The same dubbing, ribbed with gold twist, and 

 a red hack I e over all. 



