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them, (yidejig. 1 1) and wound again round 

 the hook for two turns below, where the 

 silk will be found in readiness to fasten it. 



If it be not necessary to divide the wings, 

 after making one turn at the head with the 

 hackle, it should be brought immediately 

 below them and twisted as before. The fas- 

 tening off is to be managed in the same man- 

 ner as in the common hackle fly : but it is 

 almost impossible to convey clear instruc- 

 tions for the dressing of a fly, as particular 

 circumstances or materials may occasionally 

 require a different process, which the inven- 

 tion of the operator will best suggest. It 

 is strongly recommended to the beginner 

 attentively to watch some skilful Fly maker, 

 and in the progress of his work make such 

 inquiries as he may deem requisite ; from 

 which greater facility and neatness are to be 

 acquired, than from any written description 

 whatsoever. The remarks upon tying flies 



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