THE MAKING OF AN ARTIFICIAL FLY 



der bodies of all flies are very light, either silvery 

 or golden in color. The glint of bright tinsel must 

 attract attention. 



What I desire most is to impress upon anglers 

 that to tie their own flies enhances tenfold the de- 

 light in their craft. I don't think money is saved ; 

 it is far cheaper to buy the commercial flies offered 

 by the tackle men than to provide the materials, in- 

 cluding the hooks, to say nothing of the valuable 

 time spent in making the flies. But there is an- 

 other side to the question : the fun of killing a trout 

 with a fly tied by yourself from the natural insect 

 is an achievement far more satisfactory than catch- 

 ing a fish with an imported or domestic fly made 

 by other hands. The ardent fisherman, wise and 

 expert, knows by the time and season just what flies 

 are hatching out and on the wing; if he makes his 

 own flies, he provides accordingly. 



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