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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brown hackle

I do not hesitate to say that I have taken more trout, of all kinds, on a brown hackle with peacock herl body, than any of the other common wet fly patterns.

From How to Tie Flies by Gregg, Ellery Clark

Under arching willow, and by promising rock, his brown hackle flickered temptingly, placed by an expert hand.

From The Secret of Lonesome Cove by Adams, Samuel Hopkins

For Northern Pennsylvania: Queen of the waters, professor, red fox, coachman, black may, white-winged coachman, wasp, brown hackle, Seth Green.

From Woodcraft by Sears, George Washington

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

Twitchbell—inside of lightest part of Starling's quill feather for wings, brown hackle for legs, brown Peacock's herl for body.

From The Teesdale Angler by Lakeland, R.