148 SALMON FLIES 



the waste end of the thread lying along the 

 under surface of the shank. 



Wind the dressing silk closely and evenly 

 to the right until the part to be occupied by 

 the butt is reached, when the lemon floss must 

 be tied in. One turn of the dressing silk 

 ought to be sufficient to secure the floss, the 

 free end of which should be tapered, and 



FIG. 66. 



should lie on the upper surface of the hook, 

 as shown in Fig. 66. Hitch the dressing silk 

 (see Fig. 34), and then completely cover the 

 foundation of dressing silk to the right of 

 the thread with carefully applied turns of the 

 floss to the left, and then back to the right. 

 Unhitch the dressing silk, and fix the floss 

 (subsequently pulling it tight) with two or 



