104 THE SALMON FLY. 



the far side, and give two turns of tying-silk over it. The next turn of 

 the tying-silk binds down the black length alongside the yellow. CATCH 

 silk again, cut off the waste ends of chenille, so as to fit interval, and tie 

 all down permanently in close turns. Make off. The levelling of the 

 " interval " is now complete. Coil chenilles alternately, and give two 

 turns of each one at a time. To do this, take first the yellow piece in the 

 right hand, whilst the left fore-finger -and thumb grasp, as before, the 

 fibres (and cheeks) out of the way ; put it once over the shank, and into 

 CATCH. Eepeat this. Put STOP on second coil, but pass CATCH fingers 

 behind black chenille, and urge it with the little finger into the back- 

 ground, tailwards. Maintain STOP ; seize black chemlle on the left side 

 of the yellow, and pass it over the shank (binding down yellow with this 

 first coil), and into CATCH. Make second coil. Holding black in CATCH, 

 work yellow again, using CATCH and STOP, as before. 



By this process, continue forming the body until the place on the 

 shank is reached for the second or centre hackle of the Grub. 



Eelease tying-silk from Make off, and while using STOP on both 

 chenilles, tie them down with two turns, and put silk in CATCH. Tie in 

 centre hackle, binding ends of chenilles as you proceed ; coil it, fix it, 

 and add cheeks as before. The number of coils from first to last depend 

 upon the amount of hackle wanted, either for a light or a heavy Grub ; 

 but one coil more is given to the second hackle, and two or three more 

 to the one at the head, which is longest in fibre. 



In preparing the hackles, do not take off too many fibres at the butt 

 end, for these are easily removed after sufficient coils are made. For the 

 purpose of removal, fix tweezers to the butt end of the hackle, and put 

 them into CATCH. With the point of the stiletto pushed in between the 

 fibres from the far side, urge a small number of them down with it on to 

 the ball of the right thumb, and while squeezing them there with the 

 stiletto, a gentle but sudden down-stroke of the hand will snip off 

 superfluous material. 



In binding down cheeks and head hackle loopwards, cut off all waste 

 ends when four turns have been given ; and, on reaching end of shank 

 work the tying silk back over the former turns firmly and closely, and 

 finally tie with a half-hitch. To make a half-hitch extend the left third 



