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OGDEN'S FANCY. 



Since I brought this fly out, it has become a great 

 favourite with those anglers who use a dry fly, it having 

 all the properties of floating well. It is also very 

 attractive when thrown over a rising fish, not allowing it 

 to drag, which is the grand secret of using floating flies. 

 My mode of dressing it is as follows : body of bright 

 yellow silk waxed with white wax, wrapping down evenly 

 from the shoulder to the tail. Avoid making the body 

 too long. Make a short tag with two or three wraps of 

 fine gold tinsel round the bare hook, then tie in three 

 strands of a red cock's hackle for tails, not covering the 

 tag of gold, as it is a great attraction to the fly. Cut off 

 the tying silk after securing it neatly ; wax a fresh length 

 of the yellow silk, set in at the head, and tie in the 

 wings, which should be broad and taken from a bright 

 starling wing feather. Set them on very upright. For 

 legs, a bright red cock's hackle with a black root, and 

 tapering to a point. If the hackle has a strip of black up 

 the centre, so much the better, and the more killing the 

 fly. Tie the hackle in close up behind the wings, and 

 wrap the clean waxed silk down the body to the tail. 

 Take the tip of the hackle in the tweezers, put two turns 

 at the shoulder close up behind the wings, and rib the 

 hackle down the body as close together as it will allow for 

 it to reach the tag. Before taking the tweezers off tie in 

 the tip of the hackle neatly with one wrap and two knots. 

 Be particular not to cover the tag. Cut out any stray 

 fibres that will not lay even. Use it only as an end fly. 

 The size of hook may vary from No. o to Nos. 5 or 6, 



