FLY-FISHING!. 453. 



Here are represented two ways of making a palmer. 



No 1 represents the body fastened on as above (plate 1, No. 1) ; a 

 being the waxed end, b the hackle, to be wound on, finishing off at c. 

 N. B. — Palmers are made with very long, thick hackles. 



No. 2 represents another sort of palmer ; two hooks are fastened 

 back to back, as shown in example, b represents a Peacock's harl, or 

 other substance, for the body to be finished off at f, (a No. 2). e and 

 d are two hackles set on the reverse way, i. e., quill end tied on first. 

 b is wound along past hackle d, fastened down at f. Hackle e is 

 wound along pretty closely, waxed end a being alongside, or a may be 

 carried on to g with the harl and there left. Hackle c is fastened 

 down at g and cut off close, as also waxed end a. Hackle d then is 

 wound on to f. where it is tied down by waxed end (a No. 2), ends all 

 cut off close. , 



EXAMPLE III. 



Example III. represents a real salmon-fly ; a b horns ; c head o± 

 ostrich ; d tail ; e gold tag behind the tail. This plate gives nearly 

 the representation of a real Limerick (O'Shaughnessey) hook. 



The above is pretty nearly a general fly, omitting only the head, 

 which consists generally of a trail of ostrich turned round the head 

 after the wings are clipped close, and two horns put on either outside 

 or just under — the head lying on top of the wings. There is what is 

 called a buzzy fly and a palmer, represented in examples I. and II. 



Example III. is a perfect salmon-fly, and in these also directions are 

 given; 



