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FLY-MAKING. 



much of the general manipulations of fly-making 

 and their principles, that very little remains to be 

 done in order to apply them to every description of 

 fly. Abuzz-fly (^.19.) 

 is much easier to make 

 than either a palmer or 

 a wing-fly, on account 

 of the less troublesome 

 character of the hackle Fi S- 19 - 



. in the one case, and the less number of materials 

 in the other. 



Proceed exactly as directed for the palmer, 

 except that the hackle must be tied in about 

 half way up the shank, instead of at the bend, 

 as d at (j^. 20.). If you make the body of 

 herl, or of silk, tie it in as for the body of the 

 palmer ; but if the body is to be of dubbing, a 

 few fibres of that mate- 

 rial must be formed, 

 by twirling them be- 

 tween the fingers, into 

 a mass of a taper form 

 and double the length 



Fig. 20. 



of the part of the shank 



you intend to cover 



with the body (c, Jig. 20.). Of course, if you 



want a thick or thin body, the quantity of fur 



must be proportioned accordingly; practice will 



