ANGLER'S FLIES AND HOW TO TIE 



family that has been tying flies for successive 

 generations all the way to the delicate and 

 highly intelligent handiwork that acceptably 

 represents the pinnacle of the fly-tier's art. 



As we already have stated, the common de- 

 fect of most store-flies is that they are too bulky; 

 notably in some Western sections of the country 

 it is the regular practise of experienced fisher- 

 men to trim away most of the hackle, and 

 first having split the wings, to cut off their 

 upper halves. On the other hand, on certain 

 swift rivers of the West large fuzzy flies (number 

 6 or larger, palmer tied) and frequently made 

 with harness-felt bodies and bucktail, are used 

 with notable success as floaters, and are often 

 fished with two on the cast. And similar crea- 

 tions are not seldom killing when used on East- 

 ern waters at night. 



Body Materials. Aside from the hook, which 

 forms the foundation or skeleton upon which 

 the artificial fly is built up, appropriate ma- 

 terials are required for imitating the body, 

 wings, legs, and tails caudal stylets of the 

 naturals. For the first, peacock herl from the 

 bronze-green plumes of that bird, herl from dyed 

 ostrich feathers, and various shades of chenille, 

 silk-floss, and of crewel and other wools 6 are 

 used. In some brands the colors are shaded 



f> Henry Hesse, 399 Sixth Avenue, New York, is headquarters for crewel 

 and other yarns. 



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