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TOOLS, HOOKS AND MATERIALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Tools--Fly-Tier's Vise Hackle Pliers, scissors,
Hooks
Materials--Quill Bodies, Herl Bodies, Hackles,
Tails, Cheeks or Shoulders, Ribbing,
Wings, Tying Silk
BUCKTAIL STREAMERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
WET FLIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
DRY FLIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
NYMPHS and Their Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Nymphs: Their Construction
The Helgramite
BASS FLIES AND FEATHER STREAMERS . . . . . . . . . . 42
FAMOUS BUCKTAIL AND FEATHER STREAMERS . . . . . . . . 47
FLOATING BUGS and Their Construction . . . . . . . . 49
Cork Bodied Bass Bugs
ANGLER'S KNOTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
MY FAVORITE FLIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
STANDARD DRESSINGS OF 334 FLIES . . . . . . . . . . . 69
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[Illustration: Diagram 1. Page sized drawing of parts of a fly.]
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