. American angler's guide : or, complete fisher's manual, for the United States: containing the opinions and practices of experienced anglers of both hemispheres ; with the addition of a second Fishing. no THE TROUT. " First Method—How to make the Fly with the Wings in the natural position in the first instance. Hold the hook by the bead, with the point downwards, between the fore-finger and thumb of the left hand; with your waxed silk in your right hand, give one or two turns round the bare hook, about midway; lay the end of the gut along the upper side of the hook, (if tied on th
. American angler's guide : or, complete fisher's manual, for the United States: containing the opinions and practices of experienced anglers of both hemispheres ; with the addition of a second Fishing. no THE TROUT. " First Method—How to make the Fly with the Wings in the natural position in the first instance. Hold the hook by the bead, with the point downwards, between the fore-finger and thumb of the left hand; with your waxed silk in your right hand, give one or two turns round the bare hook, about midway; lay the end of the gut along the upper side of the hook, (if tied on the under side, the fly will not swim true, but continually revolve,) wrap the silk firmly until you get within a few turns of the top; you then take the wings, lay them along the shank with the right hand, and hold them firmly in their place to the hook with the left hand. Next, tie the feather tightly at the point of contact, with two or three turns; cut off" the superfluous ends of the feather, and tying the head of the fly very firmly, you carry the silk around the gut beyond the head, that the end of the hook may not chafe, or cut away the gut; then retrace the silk, until you cuine to the tying on of the wings. Divide the wings equally, and carry the silk through the division alternately, two or three times, to keep the wings distinct from each other. Now prepare the hackle, by drawing back the fibres, and by hav- ing two or three less on the butt, on the side of the feather that comes next the hook, that it may revolve without twist- ing away. Tie the butt-end of the hackle close to the wings, having its upper or dark side to the head of the fly. The Scotch reverse this, and tie the hackle with its under side to the head; and likewise strip the fibres entirely off that side which touches die hook. Take the dubbing between the fore-finger and the thumb of the right hand, twist it very thinly about your silk, and carry it around the hook as far as you intend the hackl
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