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HOW TO TIE FLIES. 



For trout fly work alone, however, Mr. Hawks- 

 ley's vice (Figs. 20 and 21) will probably be found 

 the most convenient of all. Mr. Halford himself 

 was, I believe, the first to publicly profess this 

 opinion. 



As will be seen from the figure, the Hawksley 

 vice is virtually a fixed pair of pliers which, by 

 the way, remind one unpleasantly of those used 

 by the dentist with a sliding collar (A) to hold 



Front View. Side View. 



FIG. 20. Upper Portion of Mr. Hawksley's Vice. 



the jaws firmly together. To fix the hook in the 

 vice, place it in position with the right hand, 

 and with the left grasp the pliers and take hold of 

 the hook after the ordinary and improved fashion. 

 The collar will descend automatically by its own 

 weight, and jam at the sticking point. A very 

 strong permanent grip will result if the wire of 

 the hook be fine. When the hook is too big, 

 and the wire consequently too thick, it will be 



