62 nOW TO TIE SALMON FLIES. 



be tightly wound, or it will soon get out of place. 

 As to the number of turns down the body, you 

 must be guided chiefly by the pattern and quan- 

 tity of hackle you want on the fly, because the 

 more closely the ribbing is wound the more fibres 

 of hackles there must be. To fasten it off, wind 

 two tight turns of the tying silk, then give the 

 tinsel a pull, cut off the end to within about one- 

 eighth of an inch, strip it, wind one more turn, 

 cut off close, and varnish. 



Ribbing should always be wound on in front of 

 the hackle, because the stem of the latter follow- 

 ing close up behind is then protected. 



