n 1/8" of the eye, wind back and forth to form
smooth tapered body as Fig. 8 (tinsel bodies are not tapered). (If
using silk floss, untwist the floss and use only one half or one third
of the strands, do not let it twist, wind tight, and it will make a nice
smooth body.) Take two turns and a half hatch with the tying silk, and
cut off end of the material (F) Fig. 8. Take one tight turn with ribbing
(D) over butt of tail close to rear end of the body, also one turn
under the tail if tail is to be cocked. Wind ribbing spirally around the
body and tie off with two turns and a half hitch of tying silk as Fig.
9.

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[Illustration: Page sized photograph of bucktail streamers tied by the
author.]

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[Illustration: Page sized photograph of bucktails.]

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Take about three dozen hairs of colored bucktail, cut off butt ends to
the length wanted for the finished fly, not more than one half again as
long as the hook, place these on top of the hook as Fig. 10 with butt
ends about 1/16" back of the eye (this is held the same as when putting
on the tail, Fig. 4). Pull down two or three loops, Fig. 11. Now take
about 175 hairs of other colored bucktail, place this on top of the
first colored bucktail the same as Fig. 10. Repeat the same operation
as Fig. 11. Before finishing the head put a drop of head lacquer on the
butt ends of the hairs to cement them in place, finish by making a
smooth tapered head with the tying silk, take three or four half
hitches, paint the head with two or three coats of lacquer and the job
is complete, unless you wish to add jungle cock cheeks, or other
combinations of feathers. This of course is done before the head is
completed.

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[Illustration: Diagram 4. Page sized diagram showing drawings of wet
flys.]

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WET FLIES

Start the waxed tying silk (See Diagram 4, page 21) 1/8" from eye of
hook, Fig. 1. Wind tying silk (A) down shank of hook, and with last two
turns tie in tag material (B) Fig. 2. Tags (see diagram 1) usually
represent the egg sac on the female of the species. Chenille, wool,
gold, silver, silk, herl, or various other materials are used for tags.
(Ribbing, if used, is tied in just before the tag material.) Tie in tail
(C) Fig. 3 (see Fig. 4 Bucktail, Diagram 3, page 15, for directions, how
to hold the tail. Take from one to four turns with the Tag Material (B)
around the hook, take a couple of turns with tying silk (A) around the
loose en