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Blacker's art of fly making, &c.

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Blacker's art of fly making, &c.

William Blacker

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A well-tied trout fly is equal parts feather, thread, and deception, and William Blacker gives away the whole trade. His manual teaches the making of trout and salmon flies step by step, from the palmer to the most approved dressings, in the voice of a working Victorian craftsman. Practical bench instruction. Hook, hackle, and patience, laid out plainly.

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108 chapters

  1. 1BLACKER'S, ART OF FLY MAKING, c.,
  2. 2Transcriber's Notes:
  3. 3BLACKER'S, ART OF FLY MAKING, c.,
  4. 4CONTENTS.
  5. 5PREFACE.
  6. 6List of Plates.
  7. 7THE ART OF FLY-MAKING, ETC., ETC.,
  8. 8AN EASY METHOD TO MAKE THE TROUT FLY.
  9. 9AN EASY METHOD OF MAKING A PLAIN SALMON FLY.
  10. 10TO MAKE THE TROUT FLY, IN THE BEST AND MOST APPROVED METHOD.
  11. 11TO MAKE THE PALMER, OR DOUBLE-HACKLE FLY.
  12. 12HOW TO MAKE THE SALMON FLY, AS SHOWN IN THE BEAUTIFUL PLATE OF ENGRAVINGS ON SALMON HOOKS.
  13. 13PROCESS OF MAKING THE GAUDY SALMON FLY.
  14. 14TO MAKE THE WINGED LARVA.
  15. 15A CATECHISM OF FLY-MAKING,
  16. 16THE TROUT FLIES FOR THE SEASON.
  17. 17FLIES FOR MARCH.
  18. 18FLIES FOR APRIL.

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