12 THE ART OF FLY TYING. 



fly and over the end of the silk on its side, this 

 will undo the turns around the gut, when you 

 can catch hold of the loose end and pull it tight, 

 thus making an invisible knot and a small head, 

 which is a great desideratum in fly tying. (See 

 cut.) 



Now varnish the silk wrapping on the head 

 by using a pointed stick dipped into shellac var- 

 nish, and the fly is complete. 



SILK BODY HACKLE FLIES. 



For silk body flies proceed exactly the same 

 as in the description for a herl body, until you 

 come to tying in the herl, in place of which cut 

 off four to five inches of embroidery or floss silk. 

 If of the former, make it into two lengths by un- 

 twisting it, and tie in the two ends thus formed 

 on top of the tinsel. Wind your tying silk up 

 out of the way, catch hold of the silk for the 

 body, and without twisting it wind it over and 

 over abound the shank of the hook to within 

 one-quarter of an inch of the end, making it 



