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how to make artificial flies, but can tell of the materials and 

 colors for some of the most popular. If any angler desires 

 to make his own flies, he should purchase an assortment, one 

 of each, and keep them for patterns. 



One of the most popular flies for both trout and bass is 

 the Royal Coachman. It is made with a peacock herl body 

 w.th a band of scarlet silk in the center, the wings of white 

 feather and the hackle a soft rich brown. 



The Coachman is made same as the Royal Coachman 

 save that it does not have the scarlet silk center to body, 

 and the body is thick and fluffy. The tag is of silver tinsel, 

 and it has a grey speckled tail. 



The Parmachenee Belle is an imitation of the anal fin of 

 the brook trout, a killing bait for trout, especially for even- 

 ing fishing, and good also for bass. It has a body of yellow 

 silk, red and white wings, red hackle and red tail. 



The Grizzly King is another one that is very good and 

 much used. The body is made of green silk wound with 

 silver tinsel ; the wings are of pintail duck feather (gray and 

 white speckled) ; red tail and grizzled hackle. The tag (tip 

 of body next tail) is of gold tinsel. 



The Silver Doctor is a gaudy fly, good for trout and 

 bass, and usually costing much more than the other kinds. 

 The body is silver tinsel with a winding of red silk. The 

 tag is red and the tail of a golden pheasant hackle. The 

 wings are made of wild turkey feather in under, wood duck 

 on top and the remainder in mixed red and yellow fronds. 

 The hackle is blue. It is the difficulty of getting materials 

 for this fly that makes it so costly, and it is difficult to 

 make, too. 



The Professor is good for bass and trout. The body is 

 of yellow silk wound with gold tinsel; tail of bright red 

 (ibis) ; hackle, brown; wings of pintail duck. 



The Montreal, also good for both fish, has a body of 



