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THE SALMON FLY. 



Make the short bit into a loop, and take it between left forefinger 

 and the thumb, holding the loop to the right. Then, with one end of the 

 8-io. bit in right forefinger and thumb, follow this diagram. 



DIAGRAM 1. 



The end of the white cord having been passed through the dark cord 

 loop in the course and succession marked by the arrows, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 

 represents the first stage completed. 



In the second stage, the object is to get (see diagram 2) A over and 

 round B, and then in between the white loop and dark loop at A. 



This is best done by keeping the point of the left forefinger under 

 the white loop at the arrow 2, and by taking hold of B end at the arrow 

 1. Now put B end under and round, and bring it up towards you, while 

 pushing the end A with the right forefinger into its position as specified, 

 so that it lies on the fork of the dark loop, as shown in diagram 2. 



DIAGRAM 2. (Showing work upside down.) 



The knot is seen here as turned over and now ready to be drawn 

 taut. Hold the end A with the dark loop by the left forefinger and 

 thumb (do not turn the fly over), and pull tight the end B; but while 

 doing so push the end A towards the knot as it tightens so as to have 

 none of it to cut off. 



This knot is based on rational principles ; amongst other advantages, 

 observe : 



(1) The part at a acts as a pad and saves wear on gut loop. 



(2) The knot is easily undone. Hold end B close up to loop and 



