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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. 1 



6. Also a Great Dun, made with dun bear's hair, and 



the wings of the 

 gray feather of a 

 mallard near unto 

 his tail; which is 

 absolutely the best 

 fly can be thrown 

 upon a river this 

 month, and with 

 which an angler 

 Artificial fly. Natural fly. shall have admi- 



rable sport. 



7. We have also this month the Great Blue Dun ; the 

 dubbing of the bottom of bear's hair next to the roots, 

 mixed with a little blue camlet ; the wings of the dark gray 

 feather of a mallard. 



8. We have also this month a Dark Brown; the dubbing 

 of a brown hair off the flank of a brended cow, and the 

 wings of the gray drake's feather. 



And note, that these several hackles, or palmer-flies, are 

 some for one water and one sky, and some for another ; and, 

 according to the change of those, we alter their size and 

 colour. 2 And note also, that both in this, and all other 



1 GOLD TWIST HACKLE : the same dubbing, warping, and hackle, with 

 gold twist. These hackles are taken chiefly from nine to eleven in the 

 morning, and from one to three in the afternoon. They will do for any 

 month in the year, and upon any water. H. 



2 Mr. Barker recommends, for a night fly, the white palmer; at day 

 dawn, a red ; and at daylight, a black of the same kind. H. 



