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2. This month, also, a PLAIN-HACKLE,' or palmer-fly, 

 made with a rough black body, either of black spaniel's 

 fur, or the whirl of an ostrich feather, and the red hackle 

 of a capon over all, will kill, and, if the weather be right, 

 make very good sport. 



3. Also a LESSER HACKLE, with a black body, also 

 silver twist over that, and a red feather over all will till 

 your pannier, if the month be open, and not bound up in 

 ice and snow, with very good fish; but, in case of a frost 

 and snow, you are to angle only with the smallest gnats, 

 browns, and duns you can make; and with those are only 

 to expect Graylings no bigger than sprats. 



4. In this month, upon a whirling-round water, we 

 have a GREAT HACKLE, the body black, and wrapped 

 with a red feather of a capon untrimmed ; that is, the 

 whole length of the hackle staring out ; (for we sometimes 

 barb the hackle-feather short all over ; sometimes barb it 

 only a little, and sometimes barb it close underneath,) 

 leaving the whole length of the feather on the top or back 

 of the fly, which makes it swim better, and, as occasion 

 serves, kills very great fish. 



5. We make use, also, in this month, of another GREAT 

 HACKLE, the body black, and ribbed over with gold- 

 twist, and a red feather over all ; which also does great 

 execution.' 



6. Also a GREAT DUN, made with dun bear's hair ; 

 and the wings, of the grey feather of a mallard near 

 unto his tail; which is absolutely the best fly can be 



(I) The author it now in the month of February ; during which are taken, 

 the Plain Hackle ; which we would recommend to be made of black oitrich 

 herl, warped, or tied down, to the dubbibg with red silk, and a red tock'i 

 hackle oter all. 



() Gold-tvift HackU; the tame dabbing, warping, and hackle, with gold 

 twist. 



These hackles are Ulten chiefly from nine to eleven in the morning, and from 

 one to three in UM afternoon. They will do for any month in the year, and 

 upon any water. 



