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HOW TO TIE SALMON FLIES. 



point towards the tail ; not only because it con- 

 ceals the tying silk which fastens off the tag 

 and ties on the tail, but because it looks so 

 much neater, and the fibres will work better in 

 the water. Attach the pliers to the end of the 

 herl, and wind it carefully round the hook at 



Fig. 27. 



right angles to it, the first coil passing over the 

 first coil of the tying silk which secures the tail. 

 Three or four turns of the herl, close to one 

 another, will be sufficient. Fasten the herl in by 

 one turn of the tying silk, and cut off the end 

 close. 



