ON ARTIFICIAL FLIES. 115 



cut away any remnant ; turn hackle two or three 

 turns close up to and behind the wings, and then 

 in open folds down to the tail, each fold imme- 

 diately in front of and against the projecting ribs of 

 the herl ; secure end of hackle with two laps of the 

 tying-silk, finish at tail with whip finish, and touch 

 with varnish. 



