Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-22


been soaked III water. Hold the hook in the
position shown in Illustration No. l. in the jaws
OF the pin vice. Then lay on the wrapping silk,
which has first been carefully waxed,
near the bend of the hook. making four or five
loose turns around the shank OF the hook Law
the gut which has been slightly indented by
the teeth, on the top OF the shank, as shown in
hgure z, wind il on tightly up to the point y,
where bit Of silk floss, t.wny In hue and six
inches IN length. must be fastened Take
Few turns OF the wrapping silk up TO the point
} in figure 8, following it with the floss which
increases the body Of the fy that is to be
Now fasten the end of the floss 81 Y and tie
the tip end of the hackle TO the shank at that
point with three or four turns of the wrapping
silk. The under part OF the hackle should be
uppermOst. so that its back will lie next to the
hook when II is wound Fasten the spring
pliers TO the butt OF the hackle to Strengthen
II out by their weight while the winding is IN
Progress. Now wind the hackIe around the
hook until the WORK has reached the stage
shown IN Fig. 4. With a few turns Of the
wrapping silk, which has not been cut since il
Was first attached to the hook, the end of the
hackle is secured in place.
Having done this lay the wrapping silk II. IL
IN the shank OF the hook and make the loop
q. Nj. Then take three turns with the slack
thJ over the end o. ID toward the end of the
hook and holding IL in place draw in the slack
a. Nd and cut II of. making an invisible knot.
The ny Is now nearly finished III the fibers
Of the hackIe point in different directions they
can easily be Strengthened out with the darning
needle. Now touch the head Of the fiy with a
drop of shellsc, which you should keep care
fully corked in bottle by your side, and when
the varnish is dry the fly is finished. When
you can tie haekle you have acquired the
rudlments OF the fy-making art.
OUT AND TISsEL
You may have wondered at the seeming pro-
longation Of the gut indicated by II in Fig. 2.
The gut must be cut of at Y and when An mr.
namented hsckle il wanted a piece of tinsel
should be inserted before the floss is wrapped
on as, indicated by II. This tinsel is used for
the up OF the tail Of the fly, and is not neces-
sAry Tor the plain hackle, but il adds greatly
TO the beauty Of the dy. and very frequently
enhances Its value in practical use Several
turns OF the tnsel toward the bend of the
hook and back again to X. where it is fastened
by the wrapping silk, completes the operation.
To RIB the body with tinsel tie il to the BODY
~ 4 before floss IL attached. After the floss Is
wound on and the body formed the tinsel is
wound spiraliy as far as Y, where the body ends
and the hackle begins.
TO TIE PALMER
with . floss body proceed as you did with the
hackle, always remembering that the material
you tie in last must be wound on first Wind
on the foss TO Y in Fig. 8; next the tinsel and
then the hackle In the spaces left between the
spiral coils Of the tinseL They are fastened
with two twines of the silk and the ends cut of
in the order mentioned The head is made as
frst directed. This will give You fly with the
hsckle extending the entire length of the body
broken BY the silver bands OF hnseL partic-
ulsrly heavy hackle can be made by using two
backles and tying when one is used. The
great Thaddeus Norris the anglers famous
monitor very neatly describes the necessity OF
tudiciously choosing an appropriate hackle. He
sAys; In choosing your feathers the length Of