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until they assume the position shown in fig. 21. This "turn- 

 ing of the hackle" is one of the trade "kinks" which is here 

 fully explained in a printed volume for the first time. 



But to resume the making of the "Brown Hackle." The 

 hook is duly attached to the snell, and the body of the fly 

 formed for which see figs. 18, 19, p- 468, and the hackle turned 

 ready for attachment. Fig. 22 shows where this attachment 

 is made. The tip with the fibers turned back is placed as 

 indicated and securely fastened — the tying silk coming up 

 toward the end of the shank being retained between the gut 

 and the shank as shown in fig. 22. Then the hackle is wound 

 in a spiral whose coils are close side by side, and finally tied 

 at the end of the shank by means of two half-hitches. The 



final result is shown at fig. 23, and is a very killing lure, 

 wherever it is presented, to any and all fish that take the fly. 

 Of course the size of hook varies from the smallest 14 or 16 

 for Pennsylvania Trout to the number i-o and 2-0 for the 

 Black Bass of Michigan waters. 



When the tyro has made a few dozens of these two hackles 

 he will be prepared to learn how to make a fly like fig. 16. 



