FISHING TACKLE AND HOW TO MAKE IT. 



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tinsel is wound in wide coils for the ribbing, and finished off 

 duly. 



Now the fly lacks the hackle. This is attached in precisely 

 the same way as in the case of the brown hackle (see fig. 27) 



Fig. 26. 



and finished off. Then the wing is turned or reversed an G 

 tied down. The end of whipping silk is clipped off, the head 

 is touched with varnish, and your fly is done, and resembles 

 fig. 16. 



The foregoing terse directions form the foundation of 

 fly-making. The angler who can make his flies from them 

 has conquered the chief difficulties. All other flies are com- 

 paratively easy in proportion to the amount of time 

 expended in practice on these primary specimens. 



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