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of the wings. This method, however, is tedious, 

 and difficult to be understood by a young prac- 

 titioner. 



The most simple mode of proceeding is, to 

 fix the wings on the shank of the hook length- 

 wise, with the narrowest ends nearest the bend, 

 fastening them by three or four turns of the silk 

 above or nearest the head of the hook, and then 

 cutting the root ends close, with a small pair of 

 scissors ; after which the silk must be brought 

 below the wings, and the body twisted, for a 

 short distance, as in the hackle fly. 



The hackle must be wound once round the 

 hook at the head, which will conceal the ends 

 of the cut fibres, and add greatly to the neat- 

 ness of the fly. If the wings are to be divided, 

 they may be separated equally by a needle, and 

 the hackle brought down between them, (see 

 fig. 11 3 ) 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, 



