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For making Flies.
Take the hook, the bend toward the hand, & barbed part underneath - one end of silk between finger & thumb of left hand whip it neatly round top of shank three or four times - then lay smaller end of but on under side fasten it strong to hook - feather must mow be laid with great care with root down and & on its outside -upon top of shank - leaving so much of points Extending I. opposite way, as are proper for length of wing - fasten well - & is part of feather must be suffered to be an under side - cut away great part of root of feather, stoping it - then with hook in same position force feather for wings upwards - with pt. of thumb of right haqnd, holding it as was with yr. left - divide it equally into two parts - & pop the sith thro the incision forward & backwards - bring it again underneath & whipping it over the but of the wings - twice - so as to cause yem to stand upright or otherwise as you wish - then take your hackle for the legs - one side of which must be stripped off, and indexd of the other to the point where you wish to fasten it. down under but up the wings - wh done, bring it twice round very close -- Cut away the two superfluous parts of the Hackle to the length of body of the fly - then taking the dubbing or body stuff, betwixt finger & thumb of left hand, and the hook in same position - take the silk part waxed with thge right & twist it to that the dubbing may spin itself round it - then whip about to the length of two thirds of shank & placing away the remainder. if any be left, to the carefill - fasten all well & tight & cut away the silk - Never let your body, legs, or wings be too long or in two great a quantity - the length of prawn I have already descibed - the latter sh.d never extend beyond bend of the hook. mi'd: part of hackle best for legs - & should never be cut - Be careful to make the under part of yr. fly resemble nature who is generally of redder color than upper - & the fish are attracted by that -
Caper Sauce
Take some capers, chop half of them put the zest in whole; chop also a little parsley very fine with a little bread grated very fine, and some salt; put these into melted butter very smooth some only chop the capers a little, and put them into the butter - Mrs Mason

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For making Flies. Take the hook, the bend toward the hand, & barbed part underneath - one end of silk between finger & thumb of left hand whip it neatly round top of shank three or four times - then lay smaller end of but on under side fasten it strong to hook - feather must mow be laid with great care with root down and & on its outside -upon top of shank - leaving so much of points Extending I. opposite way, as are proper for length of wing - fasten well - & is part of feather must be suffered to be an under side - cut away great part of root of feather, stoping it - then with hook in same position force feather for wings upwards - with pt. of thumb of right haqnd, holding it as was with yr. left - divide it equally into two parts - & pop the sith thro the incision forward & backwards - bring it again underneath & whipping it over the but of the wings - twice - so as to cause yem to stand upright or otherwise as you wish - then take your hackle for the legs - one side of which must be stripped off, and indexd of the other to the point where you wish to fasten it. down under but up the wings - wh done, bring it twice round very close -- Cut away the two superfluous parts of the Hackle to the length of body of the fly - then taking the dubbing or body stuff, betwixt finger & thumb of left hand, and the hook in same position - take the silk part waxed with thge right & twist it to that the dubbing may spin itself round it - then whip about to the length of two thirds of shank & placing away the remainder. if any be left, to the carefill - fasten all well & tight & cut away the silk - Never let your body, legs, or wings be too long or in two great a quantity - the length of prawn I have already descibed - the latter sh.d never extend beyond bend of the hook. mi'd: part of hackle best for legs - & should never be cut - Be careful to make the under part of yr. fly resemble nature who is generally of redder color than upper - & the fish are attracted by that - Caper Sauce Take some capers, chop half of them put the zest in whole; chop also a little parsley very fine with a little bread grated very fine, and some salt; put these into melted butter very smooth some only chop the capers a little, and put them into the butter - Mrs Mason