HO W TO TIE SALMON FLIES. 



life. Surely, therefore, the longer they are (in 

 proportion, of course, to the size of the fly) the 

 better will they play. I therefore prefer hackle 

 fibres to reach almost to the barb of the hook. 



As to the quantity of hackle at the shoulder, 

 you must bear in mind the following : First, Too 

 much hackle will cause the fly to swim crookedly. 

 Second, Some flies have three or more different 

 coloured hackles, therefore you must remember, 

 the more hackles, the fewer coils of each. Third, 

 The coarser the fibres, the fewer coils are re- 

 quired. Take jay or guineafowl. Three or four 

 coils as throat hackles are quite sufficient. Foitrth, 

 For some rivers very little hackle is preferable 

 to a lot, and vice versa. 



JOINTED BODIES. 

 There are several varieties of these. 



We will 



Fig. 49. 



begin with those which have whole feathers of 

 Indian crow, chatterer, jay, etc., at each joint ; 



