72 HACKLES AND WINGED FLIES. 



useless flies, and fish with a triple attraction. 

 You will often find several sorts of natural flies 

 on the water simultaneously : observe which of 

 them the fish are feeding upon, and produce your 

 imitations if you can. 



It is a fact that hackles and palmers are the 

 most killing flies on many of the rivers in Eng- 

 land, whilst in others winged flies are the best. 

 Hackles, except a very few, do not kill well in 

 Ireland. Winged flies are the best there. Palmers 

 are not good flies, generally speaking, in Ireland ; 

 whilst in some parts of England they are the best 

 general baits. In our northern streams, which 

 are exposed to cold winds, and not well sheltered 

 with trees, bushes, and plants, hackles and small 

 flies are the most killing. In well-wooded rivers, 

 in our midland, western, and southern counties, 

 winged flies are the most attractive, and the 

 palmer kills better than the simple hackle. The 

 natural flies are bred larger there, and with more 

 seasonable regularity. We have one consolation, 

 however, that the good general fly extends its 

 attractive qualities to all aquatic coquettes, be 

 they English, Irish, Scotch, or Welsh salmon or 

 salmonidae. Experience alone can make you inti- 

 mately acquainted with the great local favourites. 



