. Book of the black bass. k Bass fishing, for really the form and color of thefly does not seem to make much difference with the Bass;he does not seem so fastidious, as it is termed, in hischoice of flies. Most of the general trout-flies aretaken as patterns for bass-flies, as the Coachman, Pro-fessor, Soldier, Grizzly King, Queen of the Water, Kingof the Water, Ibis, Kingdom, Quaker, etc., and all of thepalmers or hackles. As every angler will become partial, sooner or later,to certain flies, and adopt them as favorites to the exclu-sion of others, I deem it unnecessary to allude to but few,e
. Book of the black bass. k Bass fishing, for really the form and color of thefly does not seem to make much difference with the Bass;he does not seem so fastidious, as it is termed, in hischoice of flies. Most of the general trout-flies aretaken as patterns for bass-flies, as the Coachman, Pro-fessor, Soldier, Grizzly King, Queen of the Water, Kingof the Water, Ibis, Kingdom, Quaker, etc., and all of thepalmers or hackles. As every angler will become partial, sooner or later,to certain flies, and adopt them as favorites to the exclu-sion of others, I deem it unnecessary to allude to but few,except in a general way; and those that I shall particular-ize are such as I have used many times with most gratify-ing results. I have had more uniform success, day in and day out,with the black, brown, red, yellow, and gray hackles(palmers), than with the winged-flies; though some ofthe latter I have employed with excellent success for highor rough waters, and those with light-colored or white 300 BOOK OF THE BLACK
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