U 6 Fly-Fifhing. 



the ufual cuftom, but I have found my plan anfwer fo 

 well, that I ihall not apologife for recommending it. 



Follow the above directions for making a buzz-fly, 

 with the exception of winding lefs of the hackle, which 

 is to reprefent legs, on the hook, and leaving fufficient 

 room for the head at the top of the fhank, bare of filk. 

 When this is done, take two or three turns with well- 

 waxed filk round the bare fhank and gut, and having 

 ftripped off from the appropriate feather juft enough of 

 the fibre to form two wings, lay it, without difturbing 

 its natural adherence, on the back of the hook, fatten 

 with two loops, and nip off the roots. In a little time 

 you will be able fo to lay one half of the feather over 

 the other at the roots, as to give a more natural and 

 divided appearance to the wings. You will alfo fee that 

 by drawing the filk more or lefs tight, you can imitate 

 wings that lie flat, or Hand up from the body. The 

 wings fo tied on are quite independent of the reft of 

 the fly ; you can put on new ones at pleafure, or alter 

 them to your fancy, without at all interfering with the 

 hackle. 



Varying from thofe given by others, as fome of the 

 above inftrudions undoubtedly do, you can follow them 

 or not at your pleafure. I believe my method to be 

 one very eafily acquired, which is no fmall recom- 

 mendation. Another advantage infeparable from it, is, 

 ufe your fly thus made as long as you pleafe, you will 

 find the dubbing, hackle, and wings never give way. 

 Bitten to pieces by the candidates for the tempting 



