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bottom. Next, place it and tie it in situ (see D) ; finally tie 

 on a piece of ostrich or peaccok heil for head, as shown. 



Sometimes a fluffy and woolly body is preferred. In such 

 cases fig. 31 shows the amateur what to do. Take two 

 pieces of well-waxed tying silk and secure them, as shown, 

 to the hook. Pick out the fur or wool, etc., and lay it care- 

 fully on the left-hand thread; then bring the other on top of 

 it, and twist both threads to the left till the two threads 

 have gathered up the dubbing satisfactorily. It can then be 

 wound on as one thread. This is a far better plan than using 

 one thread only and trusting to the stickiness of the wax. 



All the quill-bodied gnats are made from the quill of the 

 fibers of the peacock eye-feather. The list of the fiber is 

 stripped off, and there remains a parti-colored strip which, 

 when wound on the hook as a body, is wonderfully like the 

 natural insect. These imitations can be varied indefinitely, 

 and the taste of the tier is brought greatly into play in the 

 manufacture of these tiny flies. 



In the above directions and explanations sufficient has 

 been said to put the learner on the right track, and it is his 

 own lack of enthusiasm to blame if he does not profit by 

 them. The following are the dressings of the chief and 

 most valued patterns of Trout, Bass and lake flies. [Salmon 

 flies will be dealt with in another section.] 



