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the best of the three, that have, so far, been 

 considered. 



Forms D and E, however, seem, when judged 

 by the standards proposed, to be far nearer to 

 mechanical perfection than any of the others. 

 In Form E, for instance, a form of my own in- 

 vention, for the first time publicly .described in the 



FIG. 54. Types of dry flies. A, B, C Ordinary upwings 

 D Reversed winged up wing. E, F Detached bodied 

 flies. G Ordinary downwing. H Fly with "rolled" 

 wings. I Reverse winged downwing. 



Fishing Gazette in 1897, it will be noticed that the 

 centre of gravity is just beneath the wings. This 

 means that the natural tendency of the fly is to fall 

 upright on the surface of the water, and with the 

 minimum of speed. Besides this, the hackle, 

 being the first part of the fly to touch the water, 

 serves to break the force of the fall. When the 



