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Page 65
... fibres to be used ; the most general feather for legs , and sometimes for body , is a cock's hackle- feather ; and the most general substance for dub- bing the body is mohair : it is the best also . The hackle - feather is taken from ...
... fibres to be used ; the most general feather for legs , and sometimes for body , is a cock's hackle- feather ; and the most general substance for dub- bing the body is mohair : it is the best also . The hackle - feather is taken from ...
Page 72
... fibres fast- ened down by being whip- ped over in the direction of the bend of the hook , and the tips of the fibres pointing away to the right . You ask , where do you get these fibres , and what are they ? Simply a small parcel of ...
... fibres fast- ened down by being whip- ped over in the direction of the bend of the hook , and the tips of the fibres pointing away to the right . You ask , where do you get these fibres , and what are they ? Simply a small parcel of ...
Page 73
... fibres of a feather , or of two hairs . In tying on the tail , use three fibres or three 3 hairs , lest one should drop off or be in any way injured whilst you are dressing the other parts of the fly ; and afterwards , if you have ...
... fibres of a feather , or of two hairs . In tying on the tail , use three fibres or three 3 hairs , lest one should drop off or be in any way injured whilst you are dressing the other parts of the fly ; and afterwards , if you have ...
Page 74
... fibres . These instances are , when you are dressing very small flies with perfectly upright wings . Then you place on the wings last , with the butts of the fibres pointing towards the end of the shank , and the top ends towards the ...
... fibres . These instances are , when you are dressing very small flies with perfectly upright wings . Then you place on the wings last , with the butts of the fibres pointing towards the end of the shank , and the top ends towards the ...
Page 75
... fibres between the fore- finger and thumb of your left hand , and reverse them , bending them down over the back of the body of your fly , with the tops of the fibres point- ing towards the bend of your hook . Whilst so bent and held ...
... fibres between the fore- finger and thumb of your left hand , and reverse them , bending them down over the back of the body of your fly , with the tops of the fibres point- ing towards the bend of your hook . Whilst so bent and held ...
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