Blacker's art of fly making, &c.
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ENTERED AT STATIONERS' HALL. LONDON: PRINTED BY GEO. NICHOLS, EARL'S COURT, LEICESTER SQUARE.
PATRONISED BY H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT.
COMPRISING ANGLING, & DYEING OF COLOURS, WITH ENGRAVINGS OF SALMON & TROUT FLIES SHEWING THE PROCESS OF THE GENTLE CRAFT AS TAUGHT IN THE PAGES.
WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF FLIES FOR THE SEASON OF THE YEAR AS THEY COME OUT ON THE WATER. REWRITTEN & REVISED BY THE AUTHOR BLACKER, HIMSELF, FISHING TACKLE MAKER OF 54, DEAN ST, SOHO, LONDON. 1855.
I know not how to apologise for submitting a Second Edition of this little Book to the notice of the Angling few, after the appearance of so many by clever writers, except the many calls I had for it, and a sincere desire of improving farther upon a craft that has not hitherto been clearly promulgated by a real practitioner; consequently my great object is to benefit and amuse my readers, by giving them something practical, which at the present time may be particularly wanted by those who love to make their own flies, whose wants, without doubt, will be found sufficiently supplied in this book; the tyro will appreciate it as valuable to him, and the senior angler who may, perchance, be in possession of it, and who may be singularly fond of making his flies, and amusing himself dyeing the hackles and colours, &c., will, I am persuaded, consider it a treasure.
My endeavours have been unceasing for many years past, in striving to please the great Salmon Fishers and Trout Fishers of this Country, and I must confess that my labours have not been in vain; they have generously conferred upon me their very kind patronage and good will, benefits for which I hold them in very great estimation. Under these circumstances, I have taken much pains to write the book in a befitting manner to suit their tastes and purposes, although my inability in many instances has been an obstacle, nevertheless with all my faults I claim the title of Fisherman, an humble and unimportuned name which no reasonable dispensation can deprive me of.
W. Blacker
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Transcriber's Notes:
CONTENTS.
PREFACE.
List of Plates.
AN EASY METHOD TO MAKE THE TROUT FLY.
AN EASY METHOD OF MAKING A PLAIN SALMON FLY.
TO MAKE THE PALMER, OR DOUBLE-HACKLE FLY.
PROCESS OF MAKING THE GAUDY SALMON FLY.
TO MAKE THE WINGED LARVA.
A CATECHISM OF FLY-MAKING,
FLIES FOR MARCH.
FLIES FOR APRIL.
FLIES FOR MAY.
FLIES FOR JUNE.
FLIES FOR JULY.
FLIES FOR AUGUST.
FISHING RODS AND FLY FISHING.
FLY-FISHING FOR SALMON.
THE SALMON FRY.
SALMON RIVERS.
THE RIVER TWEED.
THE RIVER SHANNON.
THE LAKES OF CLARE.
THE LAKES OF KILLARNEY.
LOUGH CURRAN, WATERVILLE.
CONNAMARA AND BALLYNAHINCH.
BALLYNA.
BALLYSHANNON.
THE RIVERS BUSH AND BANN.
THE RIVER BANN.
LAKES OF WESTMEATH.
THE RIVER LEE, AT CORK,
SALMON RIVERS OF SCOTLAND.
THE RIVER TAY.
THE DEE AND DON.
THE RIVER SPEY.
THE FINDHORN
SALMON FLIES FOR THE NESS.
THE RIVER SHIN.
THE RIVER THURSO.
THE RIVER ESK.
LOCH LEVEN.
THE RIVER ALLAN.
LOCH AWE AND RIVER.
RIVERS OF WALES.—THE CONWAY.
THE RIVER DOVEY.
RIVER TIVEY.
THE WYE, MONMOUTH.
THE RIVER SEVERN.
THE TRENT
RIVERS OF YORK AND DERBY.
THE HODDER.
RIVERS OF DERBY.
THE RIVERS WANDLE AND COLN.
PERCH.
BARBEL.
PIKE.
ROACH.
DACE.
CARP.
CHUB.
GUDGEONS AND MINNOWS.
BAITS.
TO DYE YELLOW.
TO DYE BROWN.
TO DYE A YELLOW BROWN.
TO DYE BLUE.
TO DYE RED.
TO DYE ORANGE.
TO DYE PURPLE OR VIOLET.
TO DYE CRIMSON.
TO DYE SCARLET.
CRIMSON RED IN GRAIN.
TO DYE CLARET.
ANOTHER WAY TO DYE CLARET.
TO DYE BLACK.
BLUES.
A SILVER GREY.
A COFFEE OR CHESNUT.
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