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Usinger: Introduction 



=D 



Whip F inisher 



Q« 



Dubbing Needle 



OZ> 



I weezers 



Intro, fig. 61. Tools used for tying flies 

 (J. Edson Leonard, 1950). 



is confusing to the entomologist. Hence the preceding 

 list is given, not to explain common names of British 

 species, but to show the common names of the prin- 

 cipal groups of aquatic insects here and abroad with 

 equivalent scientific name (table 7). 



Much has been made of the technique of fly-tying 

 and of the skill required to achieve a close approxi- 

 mation to nature. The subject is too extensive for 

 detailed treatment here but a few key illustrations are 

 reproduced from the excellent book by Leonard (1950) 

 with permission of the author and the publishers. 

 These figures are largely self-explanatory but the 

 original work should of course be consulted for 

 details. The tools illustrated (intro. fig. 61) may be 

 obtained from dealers in sporting goods. Materials 

 such as hooks, feathers, silk, wax, and so on, may 



Upper Wing 

 der Wing 



Cheek 



Should 



Hea 



Front Hackle 

 Hackle 



R ibbina 



Intro, fig. 62. Terminology applied to the various parts of 

 a fly (J. Edson Leonard, 1950). 



Each Turn 

 Slightly Overlapped 



ip Finisher 



Intro, fig. 63. Technique for tying a wet fly 

 (J. Edson Leonard, 1950). 



Stroke Fibers 

 Toward Butt to 



Finqer Position 



Fasten T oil F ibers 



Open Hackle 



(Body Taper Begins 



Trim and Cover 

 with Windings 



SI ightly Overla 

 to Reinforce 

 Fasten Quilt 



Behind Wing 



B A 



Do Not Half-Hitch 



Wind Hackle Between 

 A & B and Secure at A 



B A 



Intro, fig. 64. Technique for tying a dry fly 

 (J. Edson Leonard, 1950). 



