CONTENTS.
PREFACE.
List of Plates.
THE ART OF FLY-MAKING, ETC., ETC.,
AN EASY METHOD TO MAKE THE TROUT FLY.
AN EASY METHOD OF MAKING A PLAIN SALMON FLY.
TO MAKE THE TROUT FLY, IN THE BEST AND MOST APPROVED METHOD.
TO MAKE THE PALMER, OR DOUBLE-HACKLE FLY.
HOW TO MAKE THE SALMON FLY, AS SHOWN IN THE BEAUTIFUL PLATE OF ENGRAVINGS ON SALMON HOOKS.
PROCESS OF MAKING THE GAUDY SALMON FLY.
TO MAKE THE WINGED LARVA.
A CATECHISM OF FLY-MAKING,
THE TROUT FLIES FOR THE SEASON.
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.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE SALMON, AND ITS VARIETIES.
THE SALMON FRY.
A DESCRIPTION OF THE FIFTEEN SALMON FLIES ENGRAVED IN THE PLATES.
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
RIVERS AND LAKES ADJACENT TO FORT WILLIAM, ON THE CALEDONIAN CANAL.
SALMON FLIES FOR FORT WILLIAM, and c. and c.
SALMON FLIES FOR THE NESS.
THE RIVER SHIN.
THE RIVER THURSO.
THE RIVER ESK.
LOCH LEVEN.
THE RIVER ALLAN.
LOCH AWE AND RIVER.
THE RIVERS IRVINE, GIRVAN, AND STINCHER, IN AYRSHIRE.
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.
BAIT FISHING. THE RIVER THAMES.
PERCH.
BARBEL.
PIKE.
ROACH.
DACE.
CARP.
CHUB.
GUDGEONS AND MINNOWS.
BAITS.
THE ART OF DYEING FISHING COLOURS,
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 GREEN DRAKE, FEATHERS AND FUR.
TO DYE CLARET.
ANOTHER WAY TO DYE CLARET.
TO DYE BLACK.
TO DYE GREENS OF VARIOUS SHADES.
TO DYE LAVENDER OR SLATE DUN, and c. and c.
BLUES.
A SILVER GREY.
A COFFEE OR CHESNUT.
TO DYE OLIVES AND A MIXTURE OF COLOURS.
A CONCISE WAY OF DYEING COLOURS.
THE MATERIALS NECESSARY FOR ARTIFICIAL FLY MAKING.
Clicking on any of the plates but the first (FLY FISHING) will provide the reader with a larger version for more detail.
ENTERED AT STATIONERS' HALL.
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PRINTED BY GEO. NICHOLS, EARL'S COURT,
LEICESTER SQUARE.
PATRONISED BY H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT.
BLACKER'S, ART OF FLY MAKING, &c.,
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.
