Balkans History

The Lakes Of Clare
From the town of Killaloe the angler may proceed to the lak...

Connamara And Ballynahinch
In this western region there are some beautiful lakes and r...

Another Way To Dye Claret
Take a handful of nut galls and bruise them, put them into ...

A Silver Grey
Boil some fenugreek and a little alum half an hour, put in ...

Flies For July
No. 25.--THE GREAT WHIRLING DUN.--The body is made of water...

Rivers Of Derby
Derbyshire is watered by many delightful streams, which abo...

To Dye Yellow
I will begin with yellow, the most useful colour in general...

Flies For March
No. 1. THE MARCH BROWN.--The body is made of light brown mo...

Flies For June
No. 20.--THE GREAT RED SPINNER.--The body is made of red mo...

Salmon Flies For Fort William
The flies to suit the various waters surrounding Fort Willi...

To Dye Blue
Fill your crucible three parts full of soft water, and put ...

The River Thurso
The Thurso, famed for its fresh run salmon throughout the y...

To Make The Palmer Or Double-hackle Fly
You tie on the hook firmly as before, and prepare two hackl...

Chub
The Chub is rather a handsome fish when in season, and thos...

Crimson Red In Grain
Boil your hackles or hair in a quarter of an ounce of alum,...

To Dye Red
Prepare your dye pot by nearly filling it with soft water; ...

To Dye Black
Boil two good handfuls of log-wood with a little sumach and...

Ballyna
The angler may now proceed to the river Moy, at Ballyna, in...

Fly-fishing For Salmon
When you begin fly-fishing for Salmon, you must be careful ...

The River Lee At Cork
Would be as good a place as any in Ireland "to go to fish,"...