118 BEST'S ART OF ANGLING. 



AUGUST. 



THE PALMERS. 



1. The Late Ant Fly. 



2. The Fern Fly. 



3. The Wltite Palmer. 



4. The Hearth Fly. 



5. The Pale Blue. 



6. The Harry Long Legs* 



1. Dubbed with the hair off a cow that is of a 

 blackish brown ; warp some red in for the tag of 

 hfs tail ; the wings off the feather of a brown hen. 



An excellent killer. 



2. Dubbed with the fur off a hare's neck of a 

 fern colour ; the wings of a darkish grey feather 

 off a mallard's. 



3. Dubbed with the white herl off a peacock'? 

 feather, and a white hackle over all. 



4. Dubbed with the wool off an aged black 

 ewe, mixed with some grey colt's hair ; the wings 

 off those of a starling's. 



5. Dubbed with very light blue fur,, mixed with 

 a little yellow marten's fur, and a blue hackle 

 over all; the wings oft' the feather of a blue 

 pigeon. 



A very killing fly from ten in the morning till 

 three in the evening. The hook, No. 3. 



6. Dubbed with darkish bear's hair, mixed 

 with a little blue wool, and a brown hackle over 

 all : o-r dubbed with lightish bear's hair, mixed 

 with a few hairs of light blue mohair, and a little 

 fox-cub down, warped with light grey or pale 

 blue silk, and a dunnish hackle over all ; the 

 head made large. 



Taken chiefly in a cloudy windy day 

 hook, No. 6. 



