, defined by Silvio Calabi, author of The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Fly-Fishing, (Henry Holt &

the spindle, or axle, of a fly reel

animal hair used in fly tying

A mottled ginger color

small gadgets that fly fishermen like to hang from their vests

a soft-hackled fly

a baby fish, about the size of a finger

the soft fibers at the base of a feather

the bite of a hook

the individual barb of a feather, usually from a peacock’s tail or an ostrich plume