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the points of the hackle downwards out of the 

 way ; then take the other part, bringing it 

 down in the same manner, and holding all 

 between your finger and thumb, taking care 

 that no part of the wings get down too low 

 on the sides ; whip them both over together 

 the same as at first, very tight, give two laps 

 above them, and fasten by noosing your silk 

 two or three times, which finishes the head 

 of the fly ; after this is done, take your needle 

 and put the hackle, &c. in order, with the 

 wings sloping towards the tail : this way of 

 parting the wings makes them look very na- 

 tural : those that are made to stand upright, 

 or nearly so, affright instead of enticing the 

 fish, by the unnatural break in the water 

 when moved ; therefore the end fly ought to 

 be fished with two inches under the water. 



No. 4. The dark brown fly. With dub- 

 bing of the brown hair of the flank of a brind- 

 led calf, collected in the spring ; a small 

 tinged hackle, lapped two or three times under 

 the wings with dark red silk ; the wings from 



