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according to the colour of the wings you intend 

 to make (see the turkey tail and mallard wings 

 prepared, in the plate of feathers), tie them on 

 the reverse way, a little longer than the bend 

 of the hook where they are turned up (see the 

 wings tied on the reverse way, Plate VII., on 

 Salmon Hooks) ; these are tied on as the trout 

 fly wings just described, and when turned up 

 appear like the wings of plate No. 1, in an 

 easy method of making a salmon fly — in this 

 plate may be seen every thing necessary in 

 making a plain salmon fly — these flies will be 

 found good killers a great way up rivers from 

 the sea. You hold the hook by the bend, and 

 tie in the hackle at the head of the fly by the 

 root end, and the tinsel to rib it in like manner 

 (see the hackle tied on and the tinsel, Plate II.) ; 

 about the same place where the hackle is tied 

 on, tie three or four harls of the peacock's tail, 

 twist them round the tying silk, and roll it 

 down to the tail, and fasten with a running 

 knot (see the body of Plate II.) the tying silk 

 is now left hanging at the tail, where may be 

 seen a small portion of the harl left cut, to 

 shew where it was fastened ; you roll the tinsel 

 over the body to the same place and tie, three 



