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DIAGRAMS I AND 2. 

 Stage represented on the right hand side of the upper diagram No. I. 

 W'itiiout loss of time take hold of the end of that portion and pull it 

 fairly taut, but not hard enough to bruise the gut. Observe that in 

 this operation the portion forms a figure-of-eight of itself. Then re- 

 verse the work, left to right, and repeat the process at the other end. 

 As soon as that is done catch hold of the two strands, away from the 

 knot, and give a short, sharp pull to make the knot taut. Nip off the 

 waste with scissors. 



If the knot is not close and neat as represented in the lower 

 diagram the probability is that too much time was taken up in 

 the tying, in which case the gut would become too dr}-. On the 

 other hand, it may be that the pull given to complete the knot was 

 not sufficiently sharp. At any rate, another soaking will be necessary 

 before a second attenii)! is mnrle. 



KNOTTING EYED HOOKS. 



As I have been asked for the correct method of " mounting " a fly 

 dressed on a turndown, metal-eyed hook, the following illustration is 



