. Alphabet of scientific angling for the use of beginners. Fly fishing; Bait fishing; Fishes -- Food; Fishes -- Feeding and feeds; Fishes -- Sense organs. ANGMNG FOR TROUT. 79 enthusiastic anglers begin even on fine days in January. Tlie palmers or hairy caterpillars may be used, either the natural—found on warm banks and amongst nettles —or the artificial palmers or hackles, having the body made with black ostrich herl alone, or interchanged with peacock herl, whipped with red silk, or inter- changed with gold or silver flat wire. Round this the red or black hackle of a cock is Avorked so as
. Alphabet of scientific angling for the use of beginners. Fly fishing; Bait fishing; Fishes -- Food; Fishes -- Feeding and feeds; Fishes -- Sense organs. ANGMNG FOR TROUT. 79 enthusiastic anglers begin even on fine days in January. Tlie palmers or hairy caterpillars may be used, either the natural—found on warm banks and amongst nettles —or the artificial palmers or hackles, having the body made with black ostrich herl alone, or interchanged with peacock herl, whipped with red silk, or inter- changed with gold or silver flat wire. Round this the red or black hackle of a cock is Avorked so as to stand out all around, as is shown in the figure. The palmers may be varied in colour at the pleasure of the artist. The hooks used are No. 5 and No. 6. "\^^ithout wings the hackle from the wild duck or the light part of a field-fare's wing may be added, when they are called spring blacks and spring a, one of the natural palmers ; b, one of the artificial palmers. The great dun {Phri/ganea) is also a February fly, and has the body dubbed with mole fur and dark-brown mohair, with dun wings from a wild duck, and a dark grey hackle. The other flies which are named for this month are the little red brown, the dark brown, the small dark brown, and the prime Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Rennie, James, 1787-1867. London : William Orr
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