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winged flies, however, only about two or three turns are 

 taken at the shoulder or breast, though there are several 

 exceptions to this ; but suppose we want to make a full 

 dressed palmer of the chub fly pattern, we take two or 

 three strands of harl, either of peacock, ostrich, or other 

 feather, or a fragment of silk, wool, or other matter, and 

 having whipped on the hook to the gut, and left a good 

 end of silk hanging, we tie one end of the harl, &c., on to 

 the lower end of the hook, just above the bend, tying in at 

 the same time the tip of a hackle of suitable proportions. 

 See Fig. 6, Plate 4. Then we roll the silk up to the head 

 of the fly, as that is where we now want it ; we then take 

 hold of the harl silk or wool and roll it round the 

 shank of the hook, coil after coil, till we reach the 

 shoulders or head, where the lashing silk is, and with this 

 we take a turn over the harl, Ac., and a hitch to secure it ; 

 cut off the surplus harl, &c. t and there is the body com- 

 plete. (Fig. 7.) Then we take hold of the butt end of 

 the hackle, and roll that on likewise in rather more open 

 coils, taking care that the points of the hackle are kept 

 clear and free, and not doubled up anyhow, all of a heap ; 

 and having in like fashion reached the head or shoulder, 

 tie off the stump of the hackle with two or three tight 

 turns and hitches; cut off all the refuse hackle, neatly 

 press the fibres down in the direction they should point, 

 pull out any that may have got doubled, so that they 

 stand in their proper place, with a dubbing needle this is 

 a blunted carpet needle, fixed in a handle blunted that 

 it may not cut the silk ; touch the head of the fly where 

 the tying silk is with varnish, and there is your hackle or 

 palmer fly complete. (Fig. 8.) 



If you want a winged fly, you must leave a fragment of 

 the hook unoccupied at the head, and pinching or pulling 



