1,54 THE DRIFFXELD ANGLER, 



dubbing, and lap it neatly down to the tail of 

 the fly, side by side ; make a lap round the 

 tail, and strip off what remains on the silk of 

 the dubbing; wax your silk, and make two or 

 three neat nooses at the tail, and then cut off 

 the silk ; take your needle and pick out as 

 much of the dubbing as will cover the tail of 

 the fly ; with your needle put the body into 

 proper form all the way up to the wings, 

 leaving part of the dubbing for feet, but 

 those that do not stand in their place on the 

 body, or feet, take them away with the tweez- 

 ers. Here you will have finished one of the 

 neatest dubb-flies that can be made with 

 hands. 



When I make winged-hackles, palmers, 

 and dubb-flies, I begin in the same manner 

 as with this fly. 



No. 3. The grouse-hackle. This has no 

 wings ; the mixture for the body is dark olive 

 mohair, and a fine gold coloured hog's wool, 

 well mixed, and copper-coloured silk of finty 



