90 THE SALMON FLY. 



Finally, trim the fur and hackles with the stiletto-point, laying the 

 fly against the balls of the STOP and the adjacent fingers whilst combing 

 the various hackle-fibres and inclining them tailwards. The different 

 portion of the wing will readily conform themselves to their respective 

 positions by a little coaxing and stroking between the right finger and 

 thumb. 



INSTRUCTION FLY No. II. 

 (Silver Doctor variation.) 



To ILLUSTRATE MAKING THE BEST SORT OF METAL BODY AND 

 THE MIXED WING. Materials : hook, twist, and floss (dark yellow) as 

 in Fly No. 1. A topping: 1J inches scarlet Berlin wool; 8 inches 

 broadish silver tinsel ; 3J inches oval silver tinsel ; 8 inches white floss ; 

 Blue hackle, and Gallina hackle. Strips (~ inch broad) from right and 

 left of Peacock-wing, Bustard, Golden Pheasant tail, light mottled 

 Turkey, black Turkey white tipped. Amherst Pheasant tail, Gallina, 

 three strands of right and of left Swan dyed red, yellow, and blue. A 

 topping for the wings. 



Proceed with loop, tag, and tail as in No. 1 Fly. Next prepare 

 scarlet wool for butt. Take a small length of Berlin wool and shred it. 

 This is easily done. Hold at one end the piece in the left hand ; and, 

 with the thumb-nail of the right hand, press the point of the other end 

 on the ball of the right fore-finger and snip away shreds. Continue this, 

 and when sufficient stock is collected, put it all together, lengthwise, and 

 gently roll it between the fingers, so as to form a cone. Spin the cone on to 

 the tying-silk after the fashion of spinning on Seal's fur, but ensure more 

 smoothness by giving extra spins. The cone for butt or head is one inch 

 and a quarter in length, and is tapered at each end to a very fine point. 

 Form the butt with close consecutive coils headwards. Make off. 



The butt will assume at once a level, even form, more oval in section 

 than round, but a little manipulation is yet required. Press it towards 

 tag with nails of right thumb and middle finger, giving support with the 

 corresponding nails of the left hand in front of the coils. 



Bevel one end of the flat broad tinsel by cutting it with the scissors 

 at an angle, a good J of an inch in length. Do not forget the silicon. 

 Prepare oval tinsel as before. 



