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5. Double it down the centre in the direction of the 

 fibres not across them. 



6. Hold it tightly on the hook in the position shown 

 on fig. 15, with the left forefinger and thumb (fig. 16). 



7. Throw a half hitch over the end of the wings, 

 drawing the silk between the finger and thumb, and 

 tighten down. Pull well home, but be careful not to 

 break the silk. Wrap round three times and knot off. 

 Trim ends off and varnish (fig. 17). 



In dressing these, the method is rather different 4- 



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from that just described for an upright winged fly, as ' k ' 

 the wings are often tied on first instead of last, and y LY 

 pointing forwards instead of towards the tail of the fly. 

 They must be cut from two feathers from right and left 

 wings, so as to tie right and left. 



1. Tie in the wings as in fig. 18, and make them 

 long enough, as they lose length in the turning back. 



2. Tie on the hackle, body, and tails as before des- 

 cribed ; fig. 19 then shows the state of affairs. 



3. Divide the wings with a big pin or pricker, and 

 pull them right and left. 



4. Wrap on the hackle, which should be long in the 

 quill and short in the fibre, with what is known as a 

 figure eight, which is accomplished by wrapping the 

 hackle alternately between, behind, and before the 

 wings, then tie off as before. This has the effect of 

 holding the wings up and apart, thus giving them the 

 parachute action which causes the fly to alight on the 

 water lightly, hook downwards. 



