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are given in Plate II., figs. 5, 6, and 10, of 

 the feathers before stripping, and their appear- 

 ance when prepared for fastening on the hook. 



Everything being thus in a state of readiness, 

 the hook must be first fastened to the finest 

 end of the gut with waxed silk, beginning (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 of the silk con- 

 tinued until it reaches the end of the shank. 

 Having reached this point, it must be turned 

 again, as if to retrace the same ground for two 

 turns, which will form the head of the fly. 



The dubbing, if of fur or camlet, must now 

 be twisted round the silk, as in fig. 13, and 

 wrapped on the hook for nearly half the pro- 

 posed length of the body, when it may be 

 fastened by a single loop, in order that both 

 hands may be at liberty for the better manage- 

 ment of the hackle. If the body is to be com- 

 posed of peacock or ostrich harl, it ought to be 



