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The Gentle Art of Angling. 



to the shank by the waxed thread. 

 The remainder is cut off. (Plate 



B, 30 



Shoulder Hackle. This is com- 

 posed of a feather from a blue 

 Jay's left wing, and is prepared 

 as follows : tear away the plain 

 side on spine, leaving the blue 

 part intact, except where a notch 

 is cut close to the top, where the 

 hackle is to be tied on. Place the 

 feather on the bench and flatten 

 out the quill with the back of a 

 knife, or some other flat instrti- 



fibres lie in the same direction as 

 the fibres of the golden olive. It 

 must be rolled closely and evenly so 

 as to present a bushy appearance. 

 Let the pliers swing and finish it 

 off with the thread, cutting away 

 the surplus. (Plate C, 7, shows 

 the shoulder hackle fastened in 

 preparation for being rolled on.) 



Wings. When the shoulder 

 hackle is in its place there must 

 still be sufficient space on the 

 shank to take the wings. Plate 

 C 7, shows this. The Goshawk 



C. (5) Rough body ready to be picked out. (6) Picked out. (7) Hackle 

 ready to be rolled on. (8) Rolled on and wings partly tied. (9) Right and left 

 mallard feathers. (10) Wings, tied and trimmed. 



ment ; stretch the feather along 

 the first finger and slit it down 

 with the scissors, removing all the 

 pith. The object is to leave as 

 little of the quill as possible, so 

 that the hackle may be pliable 

 enough to be wound round the 

 hook. Tie on the feather to the 

 shank, and catching the quill end 

 in the pliers, roll it on close to 

 the fastening of the ' body 

 hackle," taking care that the 



wings consist of six golden phea- 

 sant crests, three rights and three 

 lefts. There is very little differ- 

 ence between them, but there is 

 a difference, and the feathers will 

 lie all the better if this point is 

 studied. Tear off the rudimen- 

 tary feathers. 



This is the easiest of wings to 

 tie, as the feathers are stiff and 

 will shake into their places with 

 a little care. A right and left are 



