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hackle close under each other; and, if 

 pilars be wanting, a piece of silk fastened to 

 the end of the feather will answer the 

 purpose. 



When enough of the feather is wound 

 upon the hook, the remainder should be 

 pressed closely under the thumb of the left 

 hand, and the fibres which may be entan- 

 gled picked out by means of a needle. The 

 silk with the dubbing must now be twisted 

 over the end of the hackle, (which the left 

 thumb kept down) until the body of the fly 

 is of the length required, taking care that it 

 never proceeds beyond the bend of the 

 hook, which would give it an unnatural ap- 

 pearance. A single loop will keep the 

 whole together until the clubbing be picked . 

 out, and the hackle properly arranged, when 

 the fastening off mirst be effected, by mak- 

 ing three or four loose turns of the silk at 

 such a distance from the hook, as to admit 



