THE DRIFFIELD ANGLER. 



neatly, lapping it thicker as you go on, till 

 you bring it up to the wings ; fasten the stem 

 by two laps close to the wings, bring them 

 forward to the bend of the hook, divide them 

 and make two or three laps between the 

 wings, and two laps behind the wings, to 

 throw them forward, and to lay as flat as you 

 can on the back of the hook ; then take a 

 little of the dubbing, the same as the body, 

 twist it very thin on the silk, lap it three or 

 four times at the back of the wings, making 

 three nooses close to the wings, cut off the 

 silk, take your needle and put your fly to 

 rights, and your work is completed. 



A FIFTH FLY. 



Take for this fly, hook No. 2, the length 

 about two inches ; for the wings, the mottled 

 grey feather from the turkey's tail ; for the 

 body, two strands of the copper-coloured 

 feather from the peacock's tail, and two of 

 green plover's, or lapwing's, topping, narrow 

 silver plaiting, dark red silk, two forks apt 



