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HOW TO TIE SALMON FLIES. 



the butt. From this point the method of com- 

 pleting the body is the same as the last. I 

 should say that, in tying in the ribbing, you must 

 judge the distance, so that the stripped part will 

 just come to the last turn of the butt. Tied in 



Fig. 39- 



as I have described, there cannot possibly be any 

 lump or ridge on the body close to the butt, and 

 there is nothing to show how or where the tinsel 

 is tied in. If the exposed internal silk of the 

 ribbing tinsel is cut to a point, it helps to taper 

 the tag. 



Chenille bodies. Before fastening these in, strip 

 off with the nails about a quarter of an inch of 

 the fluff which forms the chenille, leaving the 

 internal threads bare. Tie in these threads at 

 the side of the hook, and wind the tying silk 

 up the hook as usual. Little or no padding is 

 required. If the body is to have chenilles of 



