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SALMON FLIES 



your judgment as to what you consider to be 

 the proper length for the tail. 



Throw a loose turn of silk over, and having 

 grasped the fibres to the left of, and close up 

 to, this turn of silk with the left forefinger and 

 thumb, hold the silk " in catch," and pull it 



FIG. 44. 



gradually tight. (See Fig. 45, which illustrates 

 the little and ring fingers of the left hand 

 holding the silk " in catch ") It is important 

 to keep the apposed strips on edge i.e., in a 

 vertical plane throughout the whole manipu- 

 lation, so that the natural curve is not dis- 

 placed, and the tail is made to " sit " nicely. 



