14 THE ART OF FLY TYING. 



insect, as two or more colors can be mixed to 

 form a body. As for instance, a yellow and 

 green to make a greenish yellow. Pull from the 

 bunch a small quantity and roll it between your 

 hands. Our object in this is to make it larger 

 in the centre and a gradual taper toward each 

 end, thus when wrapped on, giving the swell to 

 the body of the fly which so much improves its 

 appearance. This is wrapped around the hook 

 the same as a silk body, with the exception that 

 unlike silk as it is wrapped it requires to be 

 slightly twisted to give strength to the fibres, 

 while wrapping otherwise it is liable to pull 

 apart For small flies, such as gnats and midges, 

 this body is often used without any hackle, and 

 the legs of the fly which the hackle represents 

 are picked out with a stilletto at the head after 

 the fly is made. 



PALMER FLIES. 



We will now take up the Palmer fly. The 

 difference between what is known as a Palmer 

 and a Hackle fly is that in the former the 



