How to Tie Artificial Flies 371 



necessary to commence with ; but after you have 

 mastered the art, many suggestions of little odds 

 and ends will come to you that will be useful. 

 Cultivate your tackle man ; if he is unselfish and 

 kindly disposed toward you, he can assist in 

 many ways and help to obtain the many little 

 things, such as scarlet ibis, wood duck, and blue 

 and yellow (dyed) swan, or egret feathers, which 

 you will need later on. 



As the description of different flies will call 

 for green, scarlet, crimson, or some other dyed 

 color, you will be obliged to dye some, or pay 

 your tackle dealer a good price for them. 



As it is no harder to make the reversed or 

 turned-back wing, than the plain winged flies, 

 and as they have a much better appearance, we 

 will begin with that style of wing. The "light 

 Montreal " is a simple fly, therefore a good one 

 to begin the first lesson. Its description is as 

 follows : tail, two or three fibres of gray mallard ; 

 body, scarlet silk floss ribbed with gold tinsel ; 

 legs, scarlet hackle ; wings, gray mallard. If the 

 description of a fly does not say how a hackle is 

 tied, it is always understood to be tied at the 

 shoulder only. 



Fasten your vise properly to your work table, 



