ARTIFICIAL FLIES. 305 



Green Mantle. Body and hackle, bright green ; wings 

 and tail, mottled, mallard. 



Henshall. Body, peacock herl ; hackle, white hairs from 

 deer's tail; tail, two or three long fibers of peacock-tail 

 feathers; wings, light drab (dove). 



Oconomowoc. Body, creamy yellow ; hackle, white and 

 dun (deer's tail) ; tail, ginger ; wings, cinnamon (wood- 

 cock). 



The White Moths, or Millers, are excellent flies for moon- 

 light evenings, or at dusk. They may be pure white, or 

 all white with yellow body, or all white with gray wings. 

 The bodies should be made full and fluffy. 



The hackles, or palmers, are made with various-hued 

 bodies, as black, green, red, or yellow, or peacock herl, 

 with either black, red, brown, yellow or gray legs. A 

 pure white hackle is very killing about dark. A most 

 excellent hackle is made from the hairs of a deer's tail, 

 somewhat in the fashion of the " bob," so extensively used 

 in Florida and Texas. 



The three "typical" hackles of Mr. H. Cholmondely- 

 Pennell, and which he uses to the exclusion of all other 

 flies, are described as follows: 



Green. Dark-green body ; very dark-green hackle for 

 both legs and whisk. 



Brown. Body, dark orange; fiery or cinnamon-brown 

 hackle for legs and whisk. 



Yellow. Body, golden yellow; darkish golden-olive 

 hackle for legs and whisk. 



These flies are admirable for Black Bass, how r ever they 

 may be for Trout, and the angler who carries but a lim- 

 ited assortment in his fly-hook should include these " hack- 

 les," in various sizes ; they will not disappoint him. 



