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and secure it with a turn and a half hitch. Next, take 

 your hackle and insert it, point before; wind it closely and 

 tie. Cut off the loose end and varnish (see fig. 39). 



Figures 40, 41 and 42 represent a Hackled Golden 

 Palmer, made substantially on the principle of the Golden 



Fig. 39.- PLAIN HACKLE FINISHED. 



Palmer before described. The difference, however, is in- 

 sfcead of the hackle running up the body it is at the head. 

 From the great unwinged lures of the trout I now pass 

 to the domain of the more difficult " winged " flies. The 

 putting on of a wing is the pons asinorum of the tyro, 

 and I will let him down easily, to begin with, by explain- 



. 40. FIRST STAGE OF GOLDEN PALMER. 



ing the make of the easiest winged fly I know of. This 

 is the so-called May fly or drake (Ephemera vulgata), and 

 the following is a good, useful imitation for all trout 

 waters : 



