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FLY FISHING AND SPINNING 



through the eye of the fly, and then to form an overhand 

 knot round the unthreaded portion of the gut, so that 

 the end lies alongside and pointing up the cast, away from 

 the hook (see Diagram 4, Fig. 2, and Diagram 5, Fig. 4). 

 The overhand knot thus made, is drawn tight and is then 

 pulled down towards the eye of the fly, and its end cut off, 

 (see Fig. 2, Diagram 4). 



This forms the safest knot which can be used on small 

 flies, and is the one which I have used and advocated for 



FIG. i. 



FIG. 2. 



FIG. 3. 



DIAGRAM 4. 



FIG. i. Method of attaching dropper to line. 

 FIG. 2. Overhand knot drawn taut on the eye of hook. 

 FIG. 3. Overhand knot loose. 



many years to all whom I have coached. In the patent 

 fibres which are now being sold in place of gut this overhand 

 knot should be made with two instead of one turn 

 to its end. This fibre appears to me to possess many 

 advantages, but one of its disadvantages is that when 



