DonO Thanks, I'll try the grizzly option and the tippet and see what my friend says. I think the griizzly hackle tips will look the better of the two.
Are the winger hackles still available? I didn't see any at the British Fly Fair. Ashley > Ashley, > The fly evolved from a coachman wet fly (slate or white wet wings) to a > coachman dry fly (white duck wings), to the royal coachman with a red waist > and white goose or duck quill wings. And then Lee Wulff added the calf-tail > wings for visibility, float, and durability (added to many patterns). Most > else is just variations, as is with the RC and the RW- variations of the > coachman. > > A grey tippet wing is probably referring to the tip of a gray or grizzly > hackle, and for that you'd just tie a set of adams tippet wings on a royal > coachman body and finish with coachman brown hackles. > > I prefer Winger wings in the adams grizzly colors or white, for both profile > on the water and durability. But if you are mimicking a clear-wing mayfly, > then a fine hackle tip is the way to go, just suggesting the wing, as does > the adams dry fly, rather that presenting it in full profile. > > DonO > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
