This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1864 Excerpt: ...two corresponding feathers of the pair of wings from the same bird, but this is extreme nicety, which may only be resorted to as a trial of skill. John says truly, that to give any practical idea by mero description of the manner of dressing flies, is a difficult matter; and though his description to a dresser may be ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1864 Excerpt: ...two corresponding feathers of the pair of wings from the same bird, but this is extreme nicety, which may only be resorted to as a trial of skill. John says truly, that to give any practical idea by mero description of the manner of dressing flies, is a difficult matter; and though his description to a dresser may be pleasant and intelligible, to a novice it cannot be so. An angler will learn more in the art of dressing by a half hour's lesson from a regular hand than a half day's reading of clear English on the subject.--edr I may observe, however, that not above one of fifty to whom I have shewn this method of putting on the wings has ever succeeded in doing it well, but this I consider proceeds only from want of practice. I have often thought that in the trade of fly dressing there is too much of show and variety, and tinsel-glitter, even for any river. Such flies I deprecate, and I suspect those who make them do so merely to increase their sale, as inexperienced anglers are apt to conceive that they ought to provide themselves with every variety of hook exhibited to them in a tackle shop. As to the question of dressing salmon flies on whole length threads of gut, or on loops, I consider it merely a matter of taste or convenience, as they may be neatly and effectually done either way. Looped hooks are perhaps more convenient to pack and carry, and also require a less stock of gut on hand, either for the dresser or the purchaser. If looped, I would recommend the loop on small flies to be rather of three-ply twist of small fine gut than of one stout thread, as the three-ply is tougher, and it should be kept so short that the double eye may barely admit the single stout gut to which it becomes attached, after being opened by inserting the point of a pin, so...
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