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HOW TO TIE FLIES. 



It will be clear from reasoning, analogous to 

 the above, that in this case the hackle or ribbing 

 tinsel should be held at a slightly smaller angle 

 to the shank as the winding proceeds. Thus the 

 turns of the spiral will, for two reasons,* be more 



FIG 51. Types of wet flies. A Upwing dressed by method 

 No. 1. B Upwing dressed by method No. 2. C Fly 

 with thickly dubbed body and dubbing for legs . D Buz z 

 fly. E Palmer. F Winged palmer. G Fly with 

 tassel-like tag. H Fly with tinsel tag. 



widely spaced near the shoulder than near the 

 tail. If the hackle be held taut during the 



* The first reason being that, even if the angle were not 

 gradually lessened, the thickening of the body would occasion 

 a corresponding and proportionate widening of the spaces 

 between the successive coils. 



