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TO DRESS FLOATING FLIES 



verse- winged duns, complete the fly as before 

 (% 49). 



Fig. 49. 



To Dress the May- Fly or Green Drake. 



Use Pearsall's gossamer silk, doubled, and, 

 having waxed it thoroughly, take five or six turns 

 close behind the eye. 



Take a pair of feathers from the back or breast 

 of either a Canadian Summer or Wood duck, an 

 Egyptian goose, or a Rouen drake undyed or 

 dyed to the required tint. Strip the lower fibres 

 from the feathers, leaving only sufficient for the 

 length of wings proportionate to the size of the 

 hook, place them back to back, so that they set 

 apart at the upper ends. Apply them with the 

 left thumb and forefinger to the hook, so that each 

 quill is on the proper side of the hook, and bind 



