94 HOW TO TIE SALMON FLIES. 



built enough. You should then have a right and 

 left wing in one. Keeping the lefts at a slight 

 angle from, or rather crossing, the rights, facili- 

 tates matters ; before being tied on, they can be 

 brought back to a parallel position with the 

 rights, by gently squeezing with the fingers. 

 The wing should now be placed on the top of 

 the hook, with the quills quite flat, and tied on 

 with three or four turns of silk. All the herls 

 should lie flat to the wings, and not stick out. 

 The head can then be finished as before. 



