HOW TO DRESS A WET FLY. 



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hand, the tips of the fibres pointing in the same 

 direction as the forefinger. Lay them with the 

 roots touching the left-hand portion of the upper 

 side of the shank, and the points projecting to 

 the left (Fig. 27). 



FIG. 27. 

 Whisks tied in, and ribbing tinsel about to be tied in. 



Carefully adjust the length of the part to be 

 allowed to project, according as the fly to be 

 imitated is a Dun or a Spinner (Vide Fig. 23, A. 

 and B., also note, page 79). Now press the shank 



FIG. 28. 

 Whisks and ribbing tinsel tied in, and floss about to be tied in. 



of the hook, together with the fibres, placed in posi- 

 tion as above, between the forefinger and thumb of 

 the left hand. Eemove the silk from clip with right 

 hand, and take two more turns towards the left, 



