How to Tie Artificial Flies 379 



Now wind the body with the silk floss, being 

 careful to stop about one-eighth of an inch from 



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FIG. 7. 



the end of the shank to allow room for the head. 

 At this stage your work should be like Figure 7. 

 Now seize the hackle by the stem, and wind 

 it spirally around the body, gradually working 

 toward the head 

 (see Figure 8), at 

 each turn press- 

 ing back the 

 fibres with your 

 left thumb and 

 finger to pre- 

 vent them from 

 being caught 



under the next turn. You will find that in this 

 process your hackle will go on much easier and 



FIG. 8. 



