The only purpose I can see is it makes the profile of a fly seem more realistic, I sometimes just tie one Mallard or wood duck flank feather to give it the right look from the side, just throwing my 2 cents into the mix..........................Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 10:39 PM Subject: [VFB] To Wing or Not To Wing
> I know I am going to cause a heavy debate with this one so here it goes. I > know when we tie in wings on or dry patterns it makes the fly look better and > in some cases I can see how it would make it float better. Here is the > question I am asking; trout do not see the top of the fly all they see is the > "footprint", so why put wings on them? The Adams has wings but the Flightless > Adams does not and it is just as effective as its older brother and tied the > same way with the same materials. So again I ask why wings? The Mosquito > pattern calls for wings and to be honest I have tied them with and without > wings and have had better luck with the wingless variety, and only use one > hackle in the process too. Hmmmmm, one material fly swap, sounds intresting. > Might have to host that one after the Pet Hair Swap. Folks I would like to > hear your thoughts and comments on this question. > > Thanks, > Bart >
