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herl (6) in the same fashion as described at Fig. 6, 

 wind this round for about three turns and tie 

 off. Repeat the operation to form the next joint, 

 and so on. When this is completed, tie in the 

 shoulder hackle (12), when the fly is ready for 

 the wing. 



TO FORM A "FANCY WING" 



To return to the fly as it was left in Fig. 18. 

 It has already been described how to select the 

 wing feather and tie it on for a plain fly. This 

 is repeated in the " fancy " fly, and forms the base 

 on which the other feathers are built ; but it will 

 be better, instead of carrying on the instructions 

 from the plain wing, to begin " de novo" 



The first feathers required to form the wing of 

 the " Silver Grey " (which is a typical fly) are a 

 few strands of golden pheasant tippet (16) (see 

 Fig. 22) which are first tied on the top of the 

 hook. These are then covered by two strips of 

 plain mottled turkey (13), which are tied over 

 them and form the groundwork for the wing. 

 Take two or three strands each of yellow, blue, 

 and green dyed swan's feathers, and three strands 

 of peacock wing, three of great bustard, and five 

 of golden pheasant tail. Marry these together 

 by laying the fibres side by side, when they 

 will be found to adhere naturally as in the 



