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.

	Page.
Preface	v
The Art of Fly Making	1
An Easy Method to make the Trout Fly	3
An Easy Method of making a Plain Salmon Fly	8
To make the Trout Fly, in the best and most approved method	13
To make the Palmer, or Double-Hackle Fly	20
How to make the Salmon Fly, as shown in the Beautiful Plate of Engravings on Salmon Hooks	23
Process of making the Gaudy Salmon Fly	30
To make the Winged Larva	42
A Catechism of Fly-Making	46
The Trout Flies for the Season	55
Flies for March	57
Flies for April	60
Flies for May	64
Flies for June	69
Flies for July	72
Flies for August	76
Fishing Rods and Fly Fishing	80
Fly Fishing for Salmon	88
An Account of the Salmon, and its Varieties	96
The Salmon Fry	100
A Description of the Fifteen Salmon Flies Engraved in the Plates	104
Spring Flies	117
Salmon Rivers	120
The River Tweed	121
The River Shannon	123
The Lakes of Clare