56 HOW TO TIE SALMON FLIES. 



(the ends of which should not in this case be cut 

 off) wind the tying silk closely and evenly for a 

 short distance up the body, then tie in the floss, 

 and proceed as for an ordinary floss or fur body. 



If one half of the body is to be, say orange floss, 

 the other half black floss, the best plan is to com- 

 plete the formation and tapering of the orange 

 half first, and then the same with the black, com- 

 pleting the taper as you go. Be careful to have 

 no lump or unevenness at the junction. It may 

 be as well to remind the reader that floss silk 

 must be smoothed before being wound ; that it 

 must be kept as flat as possible, and not allowed 

 to twist when being wound on ; also, that the hands 

 must be clean. 



Tinsel bodies. There are several ways of tying 



Fig. 35- 

 on the tinsels for these bodies. 



I will describe 



