TROUT FLY-FISHING IN AMERICA 



In tying the single water loop knot take two strands 

 of gut, hold them end to end, then lap them about two 

 inches. Now take the lapped strands between the thumb 

 and forefinger of the left hand, holding them near the left- 

 hand end of the lap. With the right hand take the free 

 end of the left-hand strand and make a loop around the 

 straight right-hand strand, passing the end through the 

 loop thus made, being sure to pull the loop tight. 



After this is done, reverse the strands, end for end, 

 and make exactly the same loop with the other free end 

 strand. After these two loops are made take hold of the 

 two long ends of the tied gut and pull the two loops to- 

 gether, being sure to jerk the gut sufficiently to set the 

 finally completed knot so that it cannot slip. 



The short gut ends on each side of the knot can then be 

 cut off close to the knot with a curved pair of scissors. 



The double water loop knot is made in exactly the 

 same way as the single water loop knot, except two loops 

 instead of one are made around the straight part of the 

 gut strands. 



The single hitch or single surgeon's knot is a very 

 simple one, but one that requires considerable care and 

 experience to make well, because if not properly made it 

 will slip and on that account become useless. This knot 

 is made by first lapping the gut strands about two inches 

 in just the same way as when making the water loop knots. 



Having lapped the strands, this is followed by making 

 one complete loop, keeping the strands parallel, and then 

 passing both ends, the short and the long, through the 



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