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a turn with the waxed silk and secure with a half- 

 hitch, cutting off the ends of tinsel and silk tags, thus 

 complete. 



Now take your tail-feathers and fix them on the top 

 of the hook by a few turns and half -hitch of waxed 

 silk, covering the joint by the butt of ostrich or pea- 

 cock harl, which should be secured in same manner. 



To get the harl to lie nicely requires some practice ; 

 to this end it is advisable, while winding on, to slightly 

 roll it between the fingers so as to give the fibres the 

 least set backwards. 



Having selected a hackle of the required colour and. 

 length of fibre, draw the fingers up it from point to 

 butt, so as to separate the fibres and make them stand 

 out ; then should a single hackle be required one side 

 must be stripped off. 



Where the hackle is required double, i. e. in its 

 entirety, the fibres should be separated as above and 

 then squeezed flat together with the fingers as in the 

 drawing. 



Next take the body-hackle and tinsel, and whip them 

 on with a turn or two of the waxed silk (which is still 

 hanging), the hackle being above the tinsel, and the 

 long ends of both pointing towards the tail of the fly, 

 and, for convenience, pass the waxed silk up the body 

 of hook and secure it for the time being between the 

 gut-loop and head of the iron. Take your body-silk, 

 give it a turn over itself, at the same time concealing 

 the whipping of tinsel, &c., then wind it smoothly up 



