Has I ave read in the novle of "Kennleworth," that the Herl goes down in Cort dress and extoneshes Hamy Robsart, I will go down in all my splender and astownd my old washywoman of a Granmother.
A brown mallard, or dark hen-pheasant tail for wing, a black hackle for legs, and the necessary peacock- herl body.
Little Black Ant--feather of a Bluecap's tail for wings, black Ostrich herl dressed small in the middle for body, brown hackle for legs.
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.
Finish body with herl (D) wound tight against the back of the wings.
Tie in two or three strands of peacock herl (D) Fig.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "herl" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
