264 FLIES AND KNOTS. 
unlaj in winding; wind the silk and mohair together 
round the shank to the shoulder, leave a space of bare 
hook sufficient for the wings. "Wind in loose coils 
first the tinsel and then the hackle, and fasten both at 
the shoulder. Strij) two wings from feathers that have 
been taken from the opposite sides of the bird, place 
them together, hold them firmly on the hook with the 
left forefinger and thumb, and fasten them securely. 
Cut off the ends, insert a piece of herl, wind it over the 
head and tie it down. Lay the end of the silk back 
down the shank, and take three turns with the other 
part over silk, hook and gut ; pass the gut end through 
the loop three times and draw the silk tight. Two turns 
of silk sliould hold the different parts during the entire 
operation, and a couple of half hitches under the wings 
at the shoulders are sometimes used to fasten off. The 
feathers should be mated to make neat wings, and if 
they are laid right side out they will close round the 
hook ; if otherwise, they will stand out. Do not fail to 
varnish at the head with wood varnish, or some other 
kind that will dry rapidly. The hackle may be intro- 
duced at the shoulder. Where herl or floss is used for 
the body, it is wound on separately from the tying silk, 
which is sometimes passed in loose coils afterward. A 
second hackle of a different color, or a feather wound 
like a hackle, may be introduced after the first, or after 
the wings and before the head is finished, and is called 
the legs. Tlie wings must be tied' above the dubbing on 
the hook, or they are liable to turn, especially where 
floss silk is used for the body. 
The following is a list of Canadian salmon flies, copied 
