I've been avoiding this one. I learned how to tie flies in here in Rhode Island so these are the first flat wing flies I've been exposed to. There are other flat wing designs so I know the name creates confusion. "These differ from the original flat wing design in that the feathers are tied in at the tail rather than at the head. This allows the fly to plane or suspend and swim with a lifelike side to side undulation." (Ken's Words) Now my words. Most patterns also have feathers tied in at the head so there isn't a gap between the head and the tail. He refers to them as presentation flies. They catch fish with simple strip retrieves. They are not meant to be sturdy or long lasting flies. The type of person who ties these would be the kind of person who just enjoys tieing. Ken is very artistic. If you pulled up the Web sight I previously posted you'll notice a lot of the pictures of his flies and hackles in his store are watercolor paintings. There are a lot of locals that post pictures and patterns of their own flies. He encourages people to take this in their own direction and share. I've picked up a lot of my fly tying inspiration from his web sight. Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Martinez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 3:42 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Flatwing Style Flies
> Del- > > The Spey and Dee styles are obviously very similar to > the flatwing styles you're showing. Spey wings are > kind of "tented" over the body and Dee wings spread > out in a "V" shape. Regarding the Ken Abrames style > flies, the only thing I can think of is that the > hackles (wings) are tied more or less flat on the > shank. They're not posted or lifted up off the shank. > > Maybe Deborah can shed some light on it. > > -John > Oregon > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Here is a link to what I know as "flat wing" style > > flies: <A > > > HREF="http://www.globalflyfisher.com/streamers/swaps/flatwing/index.html";>Fl atwing > > Swap - > > Index Page</A> . As you can see, there is a great > > difference to them and what is > > being discussed. > > I comment on this purely out of curiosity as > > to how the large "flat > > wing" streamers that you are talking about got the > > same name sake as these > > flies. > > I can see how "my 'flatwings'" got theirs, > > could someone enlighten me > > as to how the streamers did as well? > > > > Delbert (Del) Roberts > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Belton, SC > > <A > > > HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/dragonsheart1004/myhomepage/profile.html";>My > > little spot on the River of Life</A> > > <A HREF="http://www.dnr.state.sc.us/";>SC Department > > of Natural Resources Home Page</A> > > <A HREF="http://www.flyfishingworld.com/";>Fly > > Fishing World.com Home Page</A> > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > The River- > You passers-by, who share my journey, > You move and change,I move and am the same; > You move and are gone, I move and remain. > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! > http://sbc.yahoo.com >
