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the light ; for the camlets and furs, when 

 wet, generally become several shades darker 

 than when in a dry state, and in some in- 

 stances assume a totally different hue. — 4th. 

 The Silk well waxed with a colour lighter 

 than the body of the fly, and a hook cau- 

 tiously tried as to temper, and prudently 

 selected as to size. — 5th. The Winers must 

 be stripped from the feathers by an even but 

 sudden pull, and for the instruction of the 

 beginner representations are given* in plate 

 ii. jig. 5, 6, Sc 10, of the feathers before 

 stripping, and their appearance when pre- 

 pared for fastening on the hook. 



Every thing being thus in a state of readi- 

 ness, the hook must be first fastened to the 

 finest end of the gut with waxed silk, begin- 

 ning (if for a hackle fly only) at the bend, 

 and working towards the head of the hook ; 

 when within about three turns of which, the 

 hackle must be fastened in, and the winding 



