114 MAKING AN ARTIFICIAL. 



It was our intention to leave the description of the 

 detailed method of fly tying severely alone, as it has 

 been so ably dealt with by many other writers. How- 

 ever, in order to make this volume more self-contained 

 and complete in itself, it has been decided to add a 

 chapter dealing with this part of the subject. There 

 are about nine different styles of dressing an artificial 

 insect, as follows : — 



1. A hackle fly with legs and body only. 



2. A Palmer or Caterpillar with legs all along the 

 body. 



3. An upwinged fly. An imitation Ephemeron. 



4. A split winged fly. To be used floating only. 



5. A Spent Gnat. 



6. A down winged fly, of which the Sedge is an 

 example. 



7. An upright, whole-feather winged fly as a Drake. 



8. A Beetle. 



9. Spider. 



Style I. A Hackle Fly. 



It is assumed that suitable materials have been 

 obtained, and from these we will select a hackle 

 feather, the length of whose fibres should be the length 

 of the hook to be dressed from eye to bend, excepting 

 about four longer fibres as trailers. Draw off about a 

 foot of the finest waxed tying silk, and then the opera- 

 tions may be conducted in this sequence. 



1. Trim the hackle as shown in fig. 1, keeping it 

 far enough from the eye to allow room to wrap it on 

 and tie off. 



