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HOW TO TIE FLIES. 



stem. Wind two or three turns of hackle, the 

 first in front of silk, the second behind, and the 

 third (if there be any) in front. Fasten off 

 hackle by two turns of silk towards the right. 

 Clip away unwound tip. With dubbing needle 



FIG. 43. 



adjust hackle fibres, coaxing some of those which 

 stand out above shank of hook to lie on either 

 side. Press the fibres back. Prepare and tie in 

 wings, and finish as before. 



FIG. 44. 



This same method is used in dressing down- 

 wing flies, the hackle fibres left on the upper side 

 of the shank after treatment with the dubbing 

 needle should, in this case, be clipped away. The 

 following methed, however, is to be preferred . 



