AMERICAN TROUT-STREAM INSECTS 



For the legs and bodies of some flies, the hair or 

 fur of certain animals is used. It can be bought 

 for a few cents from the furrier, because the small- 

 est clippings will suffice. White, black, brown, and 

 gray are most needful ; and an extended selection is 

 best. It should be kept in a jar, protected from the 

 light and made secure from moths. 



In making detached bodies, or cocked tails of 

 drakes, boars' bristles are used. These can be pro- 

 cured from shoemakers' supply stores; where you 

 also may get the black shoemaker's wax used for 

 waxing the black tying silk. 



Another useful body material is the quill stripped 

 from large feathers of peacock, eagle, and condor. 

 This quill is carefully stripped off, and then cut 

 thin or wide according to what is required. The 

 quill can be dyed almost any color, and it is ex- 

 tremely useful in many ways. When tied round 

 the bare hook or on a solid body foundation, it 

 makes a splendid winding for some kinds of bodies. 



White, black, and red horse hair, also, is used 

 with excellent results for small, thin bodies or for 

 the section markings on the tail. White horsehair 

 can be dyed various colors and utilized with telling 

 effect, especially in making the small tails of drakes. 



The dressing of delicate-colored bodies requires a 

 transparent wax that will not discolor the silk or 

 the feathers that are wound. 



For tail wisks, mottled or plain-colored fibers 



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