TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

 CHAPTER I. 



ON EYED-HOOKS . 



P.S. It may be noticed that in the diagrams of 

 fly-dressing, the tying silk is lapped in the opposite 

 (or what some might call left-handed] direction to 

 that adopted by the majority of professionals and 

 amateurs. Attention is directed to this with the 

 view of pointing out that it is not a blunder on 

 the part of either the draughtsman or engraver. 

 With the extreme end held in the left hand on 

 top of the hook-shank I commence winding the 

 silk with the right hand towards me. By pro- 

 ceeding in this way there is a natural inclination to 

 pause and draw the silk down tightly when the 

 hand is below the hook, and this is less likely to 

 obscure the view of the work than with the more 

 usual plan of winding the silk away from the 

 operator. 



