HOW TO DRESS A FLY. 



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and thumb, with the back uppermost, and the barbed point 

 downwards, so as to leave the shank bare. The gut is 

 laid along the upper portion of the shank, and is secured 

 by a slip-loop of well-waxed silk, about the middle of the 

 shank, opposite the barb of the hook. The gut and hook 

 are then whipped firmly and neatly together, in regular 



Fig. 36. 



Fig. 37. 



Fig. 39. 



screw-like twists, until you come to the end of the shank, 

 where a few turns of the thread will form the head, and a 

 slip-noose fastens the silk. If well and neatly done, it will 

 present the appearance of fig. 36. This is the foundation 

 of all flies. 



To make the palmer-hackle, or spider, great care is neces- 



