brown hackle

American  

noun

Angling.

1. an artificial fly having a peacock herl body, golden tag and tail, and brown hackle.

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Example Sentences

It is little wonder that they would jump at a brown hackle, a professor or even a gaudy salmon fly.

From The Black Wolf Pack by Beard, Daniel Carter

Wings, small red-brown wood duck breast feathers, feelers dark brown hackle, and a large black head.

From How to Tie Flies by Gregg, Ellery Clark

The gut carries three flies—a brown hackle, a coachman, with a Jock Scott at the tail—a rainbow aggregation.

From The New North by Cameron, Agnes Deans

The Harry Longlegs—dubbed with darkish brown hair, and a brown hackle over it, head rather large.

From The Teesdale Angler by Lakeland, R.

Dark Blue,—feather from Waterhen inside the wing,—reddish brown silk for body,—legs and tail brown hackle.

From The Teesdale Angler by Lakeland, R.