144 Fly-FiJhing. 



if he refemble his brethren in genera], he will not be 

 flow to furnifh you, even to repetition, with all the in- 

 formation you require. 



In the abfence, however, of fuch an opportunity, I 

 will endeavour to affift you on paper, though I fear I 

 fhall not appear to you fo lucid as I could wifh. 



I will commence, then, if you pleafe, by defcribing 

 how a buzz fly is to be made, that is, a fly without 

 wings (which, by the way, feems rather extraordinary). 



Take a hook of the proper fize at the bend between 

 the forefinger and thumb of your left hand, with the 

 barb downwards, and the fhank extended horizontally ; 

 then make a turn or two in the centre with a piece of 

 well waxed filk ; bite the end of a fine link of gut juft 

 to prevent it from flipping, and commence tying the 

 fame from the middle of the hook (always, be it remem- 

 bered, on the under part). When you have reached the 

 top of the fhank, take two turns back again, to form the 

 head of the fly. 



And now is the time to put in the hackle. Before 

 doing fo, however, you muft tear off about a third of 

 the feather, or more, as you fee fit, at the lower part next 

 the quill, then lay it on the back of the fhank (having 

 firft with your forefinger and thumb forced back the 

 contrary way as much of the feather as you require), 

 wind the filk a few turns over the flripped part, and 

 fatten off by a mere fimple loop, with the end of the 

 filk pafled through it, and drawn tight. 



Having forced back the hackle, which you left with 

 the underpart uppermoft at right angles with the fhank, 



