. Frank Forester's fish and fishing of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform] : illustrated from nature. Fishing; Fishes; Pêche sportive; Poissons. FLY>FWUINU. 463 Here are represented two ways of making a palmer. No 1 represents the body fSastened on m above (plate 1, No. 1); a being the waxed end, b the hackle, to be wound on, finishing o£f 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, u represents a Peacock's harl, or other substance, for the body
. Frank Forester's fish and fishing of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform] : illustrated from nature. Fishing; Fishes; Pêche sportive; Poissons. FLY>FWUINU. 463 Here are represented two ways of making a palmer. No 1 represents the body fSastened on m above (plate 1, No. 1); a being the waxed end, b the hackle, to be wound on, finishing o£f 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, u represents a Peacock's harl, or other substance, for the body to be finiMlied off at f, (a No. 2). c and D are two hackles set on the reverse way, i. e., quill end tied on first. B is wound along past hackle d, &8tcncd down at f. Ilackle c is wound a ig pretty closely, waxed end a being alongside, or a may be carried on to (/ with the harl and there left. Ilackle c is fastened down at ff and cut ofi" close, as also waxed end a. Hackle n then is wound on to f, where it is tied down by waxed end (a No. 2), ends all Cut oif close. EXAMPLE Example III. represents a real salmon-fly; a b horns; c head of ostrich; d tail; e gold tag behind the tail. This phte gives nearly the representation of a real Limerick (O'Bhaughncssey) 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. Tliere 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 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 Herbert, Henry William, 1807-1858. New York : W. A. Townsend
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