76 THE SALMON FLY. 



OPERATION III. 



FORMING THE BODY. Section I. For a silk and fur body in equal 

 proportions (see diagram p. 82), head half hackled, select these 

 materials : 



Three inches narrow tinsel, oval ; three inches broader tinsel, flat ; 

 seven inches floss ; some black Seal's fur ; a natural black hackle and a 

 Gailina hackle. 



Section II. Prepare the oval tinsel in the same way as the twist for 

 the tag, using the silicon, which preserves lustre besides producing it. 

 Lay the tinsel in between the left fore-finger and thumb (which are now 

 holding the hook) , so that while the core-end lies along the far side of the 

 shank, the termination of the silver coincides with the finishing roll of the 

 herl of the butt. Release the tying-silk, unwind it so carefully as to 

 leave only one turn fixing the herl, and bind this core-end with two or 

 three turns headwards ; then put the silk in " CATCH." A mere suspicion 

 of the core should now be visible between the first turn of tying-silk and 

 the silver as a sort of flexible hinge in starting to lay down the ribs. 



Now, with the stiletto-point evenly distribute round about the shank 

 the waste ends of the tail, butt, and core of tinsel ; cut them to such a 

 length, and so bind them that they may exactly fill up the before- 

 mentioned interval of bare hook left for adjustment. Make off. 



Section III. Prepare the floss as for the tag. Release tying-silk, 

 unwind two turns of it, and put it in " CATCH." Lay the proper end of 

 the floss in the place of the unwound turns. Release tying-silk and, in 

 making the two turns again, bind over floss. Make off. Now, with the 

 right fore-finger and thumb take hold of the floss beyond the shank, and 

 smoothing all twist out of it as before, pass it into left "CATCH." Put the 

 right fingers under the shank, take hold of the floss, and begin winding 

 diagonally tailwards; pass floss after each diagonal coil into left "CATCH," 

 and stroke and wind alternately in increasingly wider coils up to the 

 butt ; then continue headwards, as already described for the tag, taking 

 yet more care to stroke and smooth whilst winding on coils in decreasing 

 closeness. These are not diagonal coils ; the silk is to be worked as 

 nearly as possible straight over the shank. 



In thus proceeding headwards, allow the coils to so decrease in 



