138 THE DRIFFIELD ANGLER. 



and a little lead-coloured mohair mixed, 

 small gold twist, a large white cock's hackle, 

 dyed a darkish blue, four strips of the cop- 

 per-coloured feather of the mallard for the 

 forks ; the head a little of the same as the 

 body, and your silk a dark blue colour. 



How to make it. Proceed the same way 

 as before described, until you come opposite 

 the point of the hook, whipping in the point 

 of the hackle, and going a few laps, then 

 take the twist and the strips for the forks, 

 whip in the twist and forks ; wax your silk, 

 twist the dubbing even on the silk, leaving 

 it fine next the hook, but gradually thicken- 

 ing upwards; make one lap below the fork, 

 and one or tw r o, as required, between that 

 and the hackle, and work it gradually up- 

 wards till you come close to the feather 

 for the wings; if any of the fur remains on 

 the silk after you have thus formed the body, 

 take it off, and wind your silk lightly a little 

 upwards to be out of the way; then take the 

 hackle by the end of the stem, and rib it 



