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The Gentle Art of Angling. 



length of the hook, indent the end 

 with the finger-nail, and fasten 

 the twist to the near side of the 

 hook and parallel to it (so that 

 the other end of the twist inclines 

 from the shank), and as close to 

 the " tail " fastening as possible. 

 (2) Take a dyed golden olive 



fastening, taking care that the 

 stripped side lies close to the hook. 

 The hackle must incline in the 

 same direction as the twist. We 

 have now two elements fastened 

 almost on top of each other, but 

 so neatly as not to form a bulge. 

 Just below these the silk floss to 



A. (i) Gut loop tied. (2) Tag and Imtt. (3) Twist, 

 hackle and body ready for coiling. (4) Hackle, with 

 pliers swinging. 



cock hackle, cut a small notch in 

 the fibre near the top of the 

 feather where it is to be fastened 

 on. Strip off with the fingers 

 about one-third of the fibres of 

 the other side of the hackle so 

 that the spine is quite bare. 

 Fasten the feather where it has 

 been notched over the twist 



form the body is attached. In 

 this case, however, the tie leaves 

 an end of the floss loose, which 

 stretches down close to the loop. 

 The tying thread is coiled round 

 it and fastens it, and is now in 

 the right position to secure the 

 body floss that is about to follow 

 it. This extension down the 



