48 TO DRESS FLOATING FLIES 



the hook (fig. 27). Fasten in body material, form, 



Fig. 27. 

 and secure body (fig. 28). Turn and fasten in 



Fig. 28. 



point of hackle, carry tying-silk through turns of 

 hackle to head, where finish 

 and varnish (fig. 29). 



If a buzz-fly with diibbing 

 body, immediately after setting 

 up whisk well wax the tying- 

 silk. Take sufficient of the 

 dubbing (either fur or crewel) 



Fig. 29. 



to form the body, and blend it by breaking it up 

 thoroughly between the fingers. Arrange it into 

 a rough taper about three times the length of the 



