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put in place precisely as you did with the Scarlet Ibis 

 fly, and Figure 59 represents the achievement. 



In Figure 62 the reader has an effective kind of fly 

 which may be thus described : 



Name. Black June. 



Tag. Gold or silver tinsel. 



Body. Peacock herl. 



Hackle. Black. 



Wing. Crow feather. 



Directions. Attach gut and tinsel as before and snip 

 off the tinsel close. Now, take the eye or sword feather 



Fig. 62. BLACK JUNE FLY. 



of a peacock and detach three or more of the fibers ; 

 lay them close together, place the points towards the end 

 of shank of hook, take two turns of silk and fasten ; 

 then bring the silk up the gut out of the way as before. 

 Now, take the herl fibers and wind them together as if 

 they were one thread on the shank of the hook, taking care 

 not to handle the body with the warm fingers, or the little 

 fibers will be pressed down and the appearance of the fly 

 spoiled. Finish off as before, leaving a good space for 

 the hackle and wings. 



Now, take two hackles you want the hackles of this 



