Bowlker

[Mike Connor]

Another plate which people might like, from Charles Bowlkers "Art of Angling" 1774.

This edition 1826;
http://www.archive.org/details/artofangling00bowlrich

This edition 1854;
http://www.archive.org/details/bowlkers ... 00bowlrich

the fly fishing instructions were taken from a book by Colonel Peter Hawker. "Instructions for Young Sportsmen", I don't have that book but I have his diary;

http://www.archive.org/stream/diaryofco ... 3/mode/2up

http://www.archive.org/stream/artofangl ... 7/mode/2up

Enhanced;


The flies in the plate;
http://www.archive.org/stream/bowlkersa ... 9/mode/2up

Fly dressings; http://www.archive.org/stream/bowlkersa ... 8/mode/2up

Not to be confused with Richard Bowlker's "The Universal Angler" 1766
http://www.archive.org/details/universa ... 00bowlgoog

http://www.archive.org/stream/universal ... 0/mode/2up

http://www.archive.org/stream/universal ... 8/mode/2up

TL
MC

[Kelly L.]

Love it!

[willowhead]

Those are GORGEOUS! and Soooo elegant. Beautiful work. Thankx again and again and again and again...................................and again.