THE ART OF FLY TYING. 1$ 



PALMER FLY. 



hackle is tied in at the tail of the fly and is 

 wound around the body as well as at the head. 

 In the latter, the hackle is wound on at the 

 head only. Select the materials and wind on 

 the gut precisely the same as directed for mak- 

 ing the brown hackle, except in this instance 

 we will make a black Palmer, which requires a 

 black body, and is wrapped with silver tinsel. 

 After the gut is snooded or wrapped on to the 

 hook, select your hackle and press back the 

 fibres, ( see cut, page 9 ) and cut a few 

 hairs from each side of its point. Let it lie 

 over the left hand between the thumb and 

 finger, tie the point in underside down, at a 

 place midway between the point and the barb 



