APPENDIX.—C. 
Materials required for making artificial flies. 
A complete fly-fisher will make his own flies, and will find much 
amusement in the practice of this delicate art. It will be necessary 
that he should provide himself with the following materials to enable 
him to imitate the flies described hereinbefore : 
HOOKS. 
London, Kirby-sneck, and Limerick hooks, of all sizes. Of these 
the Limerick hook is in the greatest general estimation; but in the 
north of England, the Kirby-sneck hook is preferred for small hackle 
flies. 
FEATHERS. 
Feathers of the grouse, snipe, bittern, woodcock, partridge, land- 
rail, golden plover, starling, and jay; hackles from cocks and pea- 
cocks ; furs of all colors, from the skins of squirrels, moles and water- 
rats; camel’s hair; hare’s ear and fur from its neck, and the yellow 
for from the skin of the martin; mohairs of various shades, and 
camlets; black horse-hair; hog’s down died various colors; gold and 
silver twist; and sewing silk of various colors and thicknesses. ; 
Silk twist, cobblers’ and bees’-wax. 
A pair of pliers, a pair of fine-pointed scissors, a small hand slide- 
vice, and a fine-pointed strong dubbing-needle. 
