. Alphabet of scientific angling for the use of beginners. Fly fishing; Bait fishing; Fishes -- Food; Fishes -- Feeding and feeds; Fishes -- Sense organs. ANGLING FOR SALMON. 103. The wings of another fly are formed of the extreme end of a Guinea fowl's feather_, not stripped, but having the fibres remaining on both sides of the middle stem. A blood red hackle is fastened on with the wings, and so arranged as to extend beyond them : the dyed feathers used by military men will suit, if another showy bird, the scarlet macaw, is not acces- sible. The green feather which forms the eye of the peaco
. Alphabet of scientific angling for the use of beginners. Fly fishing; Bait fishing; Fishes -- Food; Fishes -- Feeding and feeds; Fishes -- Sense organs. ANGLING FOR SALMON. 103. The wings of another fly are formed of the extreme end of a Guinea fowl's feather_, not stripped, but having the fibres remaining on both sides of the middle stem. A blood red hackle is fastened on with the wings, and so arranged as to extend beyond them : the dyed feathers used by military men will suit, if another showy bird, the scarlet macaw, is not acces- sible. The green feather which forms the eye of the peacock's tail should be fastened at the head, and left hanging downwards, so as to cover the body for the space of half an inch ; and a few filaments of the same part of the same feather may be fastened at the tail. Another fly has the wings formed from the darkish brown speckled portion of a bittern's wing, stripped off* from the stem: the head ought to be of the same colours as the body, which is formed of the reddish brown part of a hare's fur, and deep copper-coloured mohair; a bittern's hackle is put over the body for legs; and a forked tail is added, made of a pair of single filaments of the same feather as the 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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