HOW TO DRESS A DRY FLY. 109 



back between them again, and, of course, also in 

 front of the silk ; and the third behind strained 

 silk and forward between the wings. 



Wind the next two or three turns all towards 

 the right in front of the wings, and alternately 

 before and behind tying silk. Fasten off hackle 

 and finish as usual. 



How TO DRESS A DRY FLY Buzz. 



Commence at shoulder and wind towards the 

 left to bend. Continue till body is wound and 

 secured. Tie in hackle (root pointing half -right) 

 on the under side of the shank, with three turns 

 towards the left. Wind hackle as usual some 

 half dozen turns, stroking the fibres into position 

 when needful. Fasten off and clip point of hackle, 

 and wind to end of shank. Wind back to roots 

 of hackle fibres. Form whip finish, and complete 

 as usual. 



To DRESS A DRY FLY HACKLED OVER THE BODY. 



This type of fly differs from an ordinary 

 dry fly only in having a body hackle, which 

 is added as part of the body material, after 

 the manner described in the chapter on wet fly 

 dressing. 



How TO DRESS A DETACHED BODIED DRY FLY. 



The advantage of detached bodied flies has 

 long been a moot point among fly fishers. The 

 majority of those who object to them content 

 themselves, perhaps wisely, with the simple 

 statement of their objection, occasionally, it 

 may be, backing their remarks, by saying that 

 they themselves have tried these flies without 

 success. 



I should be the last to deny the satisfactory 

 nature of this argument, if it did not appear that 



