THE ART OF FLY TYING. 23 



silk to within one-eighth of an inch of the end of 

 the hook. Now lay the wing which you have 

 previously cut along the gut with the convex side 

 up and with the butt ends of the feathers on top 

 of the hook. (See cut.) Hold them in position 

 by grasping them together with the hook be- 

 tween the thumb and finger of the left hand, 

 take four turns of the wrapping silk around 

 them, now cut off the surplus ends of the 

 feathers on a bevel towards the point of the 

 hook, this will give symmetry to the body of the 

 fly. Then continue wrapping with the tying 

 silk over the portion so cut, and from thence 

 spirally to end of the wrapping on hook and pro- 

 ceed to tie in the tinsel, hackle, etc:, exactly the 

 same as if you were making a usual winged fly 

 before described. After your fly is completed, 

 except the wings, grasp them firmly with the 

 right hand close to the head af the hook, pull 

 the feathers outward and at the same time bend- 

 ing them back over the body of the fly. Now, 

 with the left hand catch hold of the fly wings, 

 and hackle, and tie over and over, close to the 



