BEST'S ART OF ANGLING. 



coxv's ilank ; the wings, the grey feather off a 

 wild drake. 



4. Dubbed with seal's fur, dyed a perfect black, 

 mixed with a little Isabella-coloured mohair, the 

 body made small, and the wings off a bright mal- 

 lard's feather. A killing fly. 



5. Dubbed with the down combed from the 

 neck of a black greyhound, or the roots of a fox- 

 cub's-tail, mixed with a little blue voilet worsted, 

 upon a hook, the size No. 9 the wings off the 

 pale part of a starling's feather. This fly is a kil- 

 ting fly, and is taken from eight to eleven, and 

 from one to three. 



6 Dubbed with black mohair, upon a hook 

 the size No. Q, and the wings the lightest part 

 off a starling's feather. 



7. Dubbed with the hair off a cow, or calPs 

 hide, which has been drest in a skinner's lime- 

 pit ; if you hold it between your eyes and the sun, 

 it will appear of a bright gold, or amber colour ; 

 .the wings off a feather of a brown hen. 



APRIL. 



PALMERS. 



1, The Dark Brown. 



The lattle Whirling 

 Dun. 



4. The Yellow Dun. 



5. The Horse-flesh Fly* 



6. The Small Bright 



Brown. 



1. Dubbed oa a small hook, No. 9 or 9j with 

 brown seal's fuj, or with brown spaniel's fur, 

 that looks ruddy, by being exposed to the weather, 

 y/iixed with a little violet" camlet ; warp with yel- 



