Balkans History

The Materials Necessary For Artificial Fly Making
The necessary articles used for fly making in general are a...

The Rivers Irvine Girvan And Stincher In Ayrshire
In this westerly quarter may be found excellent Salmon and ...

A Catechism Of Fly-making
BY WILLIAM BLACKER Question. What do you mean by Fly-mak...

To Dye Olives And A Mixture Of Colours
Olives are dyed from blue, red, and brown, of every shade, ...

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

How To Make The Salmon Fly As Shown In The Beautiful Plate Of Engravings On Salmon Hooks
Reader, you will have an idea of the sorts of materials you...

Process Of Making The Gaudy Salmon Fly
You commence by tying the hook and gut firmly together,...

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

Flies For May
No. 14. THE BLACK GNAT.--The body is made of black hair fro...

The River Shin
Classic Shin, on whose heath-clad banks and flowing waters ...

The River Dovey
The Dovey is a nice stream, but runs off very soon, like al...

The River Allan
This is a good stream for trout fishing; it enters the Fort...

The Dee And Don
These rivers run into the sea at Aberdeen, and are excellen...

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

To Dye Greens Of Various Shades
The greatest nicety of all is in finding the exact quantity...

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

The River Thames
After jumping over old "tower'd" Thames on our way to the s...

Rivers Of Wales The Conway
There would be excellent salmon fishing in Wales were the r...

To Dye Purple Or Violet
First dye the hackles or stuffs blue, and lay them to dry; ...

River Tivey
The Tivey is considered the very best and most prolific riv...