54 FLIES AND FLY FISHING. 



cutting off the ends. The stretcher fly should always be 

 attached in this way to the cast. There are only two 

 really good ways of attaching drop flies to the cast. 



1st Tie a double knot on the gut of fly to be used 

 as dropper three inches from the fly itself, and 

 pass the knot through one of the joints in the 

 cast, as shewn in fig. 1, before drawing it tight. 

 All small and medium-sized flies should be 

 attached in this manner when fishing for ordi- 

 nary sized fish. 



Sndly Tie a loop on the gut of drop fly, making the 

 gut about two-and-a-half inches long, including 

 the loop, and at the place where you intend 

 placing a dropper ; make the join on the cast 

 as usual, only on the side of the join furthest 

 from the stretcher ; leave an end of gut instead 

 of cutting it close, and tie a third knot round 

 the cast about a quarter of an inch above the 

 join with this end ; pass the fly round both the 

 strands, and through its own loop, and draw it 



