THE SPEY FLY HACKLE 183 



the hackle is going round over the hook -shank 

 and towards you, the twist will be going over 

 the hook-shank and away from you, and vice 

 versa, as in Fig. 93. In winding the twist 

 care must be taken not to tie in any of the 

 fibres of the hackle. These should be sepa- 

 rated carefully with a stiletto before each turn 



FIG. 94. 



of the twist is pulled tight. Only the central 

 stem of the hackle is tied in. 



A Widgeon or Teal feather ("doubled" in 

 the customary manner) is used for the throat. 



Finally, the Mallard wing strips ("right" 

 strip for right wing, and vice versa] are tied 

 in in precisely the same way as described on 

 pp. 134 to 140. Be very particular to choose 

 Mallard strips of the same length, and, if pos- 

 sible, from the corresponding portions of simi- 



