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SALMON FLIES 



finger and thumb. Now, with the forefingers 

 and thumbs of both hands, twist the nicked 

 portion tightly for about |- inch on either side 

 of the nick. Grasping the looped end firmly 

 with the nails of the left forefinger and thumb, 



FIG. 17. 



pass it over the point of a stiletto, so that a 

 rounded loop of the required size is formed 

 (Fig. 17). By working the stiletto from side 

 to side and pinching the gut more and more 

 tightly with the nails of the left forefinger and 



