Practical Dry-Fly Fishing 



much respect, I have found satisfac- 

 tion in the fact that the knot I have 

 used for several years is that recom- 

 mended by Mr. Halford and many 

 other authorities. Though other knots, 

 when properly tied, doubtless hold as 

 well as Major Turk's, yet, having once 

 tied a fly to a leader with the Turle 

 knot, I have a feeling that the fly is 

 there to stay until taken off or until 

 the gut breaks. It seems almost un- 

 necessary to caution the reader not 

 to attempt to tie a fly to a leader until 

 the gut is thoroughly soaked, but to 

 make assurance doubly sure I will do 

 so. The Turle knot is made as fol- 

 lows: 



The end of the gut (there is no loop 

 on the fly end) is put through the eye 

 of the fly, and an ordinary slipknot 

 tied, as in Fig. 1. The loop is then 

 carefully pushed over the bend of the 



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