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after making one turn at the head with the 

 hackle, it should be brought immediately below 

 them,, and twisted as before. The fastening off 

 is to be managed in the same manner as in the 

 common hackle fly ; but it is almost impossible 

 to convey clear instructions for the dressing of 

 a fly, as particular circumstances or materials 

 may occasionally require a different process, 

 which the invention 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 being 

 thus concluded, the reader is referred to Plate II., 

 figs. 14 and 15, which exhibit a hackle and 

 winged fly, as they appear when finished. 



But before quitting the subject altogether, the 

 writer cannot avoid expressing a wish that, for 

 the benefit of those who are not disposed to 



