ANGLER'S FLIES AND HOW TO TIE 



order to attain a well-proportioned fly, is ex- 

 actly the overall length of the hook to which the 

 fly is tied. 



4. Cut four strips of wing-feather for wings 

 and pair them, exactly overlapping; pick them 

 up between left thumb and forefinger; place 

 them in position on back of hook, a pair of the 

 lower ends projecting a little below the shank 

 on each side of the hook, where the tying-thread 

 stopped; secure with a few turns of the thread 

 in front of the wings. 



(Follow corresponding maneuver for attach- 

 ment of a single or double pair of shad-scale 

 wings, but first catch in 

 hackle butt under the 

 wings. In making es- 

 pecially the first of these 

 turns throw the tying- _^JjL 



thread over the feath- S* 



ers loosely and do not 

 pull tight until the end 

 is carried well over, away 

 from you, and around 

 shank; then pull snugly 



directly down. Other- Shad-scale upright- winged dun, . 



wise you are likely to 



twist the feathers over toward the far side of 

 the shank. To further offset this twisting of 

 the wings around shank before they are firmly 

 secured, hold them twisted a little toward you 



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