CONTENTS 



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PREFACE V 



CHAPTER 



I. BY WAY OF JUSTIFICATION ON GENERAL 



GROUNDS 1 



II. SOMETHING ABOUT SALMON FLIES AS SUCH - 5 



III. HOOKS - 33 



IV. MATERIALS 51 

 V. IMPLEMENTS 76 



VI. PREPARATIONS - - 84 



VII. THE FIRST LESSON THE GUT LOOP 89 



VIII. THE SECOND LESSON A WINGLESS PATTERN 



OR GRUB 103 



IX. THE THIRD LESSON A SIMPLE STRIP-WINGED 

 PATTERN WITH A PLAIN FUR BODY 

 (a) WINGS UPRIGHT ; (b) WINGS SLOPING 

 (e.g., MARCH BROWN) 116 



X. THE FOURTH LESSON A WHOLE -FEATHER- 

 WINGED PATTERN, WITH A BODY OF PLAIN 

 FLOSS (e.g., BLACK RANGER)- 141 



XI. THE FIFTH LESSON A MIXED-WINGED PATTERN, 

 WITH A PLAIN FLAT TINSEL BODY (e.g., 



SILVER DOCTOR) 160 



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