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The left thumb should be pressed on them until they are 

 secured with the tying silk, which can be passed under 

 the tip of the thumb without removing it. The best 

 imitation for legs is a few grizzle hairs about half an inch 

 long, cut from the side of the neck of a badger skin, 

 place these crosswise underneath where the wings are 

 tied in, and well secure them with the black tying silk, 

 passing it between the hairs, bringing some forward and 

 others back ; the wraps of silk forming a shoulder and 

 securing the legs. Leave a vacancy between the head 

 and shoulders, as it gives the fly a very natural 

 appearance. Finish off with two knots in front of wings 

 and snip off the legs to a proper length. I prefer the 

 badger hair to a hackle for this fly. The Female Needle 

 Brown is a little larger than the male. The body should 

 be made of yellow silk, with the striped peacock herl 

 ribbed over, shewing the rings of yellow silk between 

 the ribs of herL The under wing of the female is a 

 slip of starling wing feather. The upper wing a slip from 

 the thrush wing not the yellow part, but that just above 

 it. The head and legs are the same as the male fly. If 

 I have not made these instructions sufficiently clear to 

 my readers, especially as regards the winging, I shall feel 

 great pleasure in assisting them, not only on that subject 

 but any other connected with the gentle craft, if they 

 will accompany their questions with a stamped envelope. 

 Before concluding my remarks on flies and fly tying, I 

 would recommend the angler in selecting or tying his flies 

 to be most particular on two points, which will, if 

 strictly adhered to, always ensure him sport on the most 



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