32 THE BRITISH ANGLER'S LEXICON. 



until the end of shank is reached, where the head is formed 

 by several turns of the lapping silk, which should be of the 

 colour the spider is to be made. Now take .the feather and 

 lay the butt end of quill on the shank towards the bend of 

 hook, lay the well waxed thread along the quill on the 

 inside of feather and spin or twirl both round, and in this 

 state begin winding on the feather, carrying it down to 

 where you commenced. Take care to have most of the 

 fibres free to stand out, if they do not, they can be picked 

 out with the dubbing needle finish off with a few hitch 

 knots. The hackle or feather can also be put on, perhaps 

 more neatly by not twisting the silk with it, but after 

 fastening the root end firmly to the shank of hook, take 

 the other end in the spring nippers and roll it evenly round 

 until it is finished, w r hen it is fastened with the thread 

 which has been laid along the shank to make the finishing 

 hitch. Salmon flies are not more difficult to make than 

 trout flies, although they are more elaborate, but being 

 much larger they are easier tied, and there is more room to 

 work up the materials. There are additions also to these, 

 such as toppings and tags ; they are also made in divisions, 

 very often three, and even four different coloured materials 

 forming the body, divided by the herl of ostrich or peacock, 

 sometimes with floss silk, gold or silver tinsel- this style is 

 called a jointed body. The wings are mixed by using bright 

 feathers fiom different birds. A good deal of license is left 

 in the fly dresser's hands in forming salmon flies, as they 

 really are not representatives of any living insect. How- 

 ever, there are several standard flies which are greatly used 

 owing to their established success as lures, and these of 

 course should be most carefully imitated. 



