Hi Everyone Been reading all the mail on flat wing flies. Guess I'll add my $0.02 . My first experience with a flat winged fly was a salmon pattern tied by Colonel Esmond Drury called the General Practitioner. ( see Atlantic Salmon Flies by Joseph D. Bates Jr. ) This stye of wing was addapted to other steelhead patterns by some fellow anglers in my area. I've been using this method of winging, for tying spey flies for steelhead, for about 25 years. I use the redish or the gold feathers from a golden pheasant to make the wing on my spey flies. I will use 2 to3 feathers tied in on top of each other to form a flat wing on the pattern. I've also used the rump feathers from a ringneck pheasant. For a different effect I dye the above mentioned feathers various colours. These flies provide a wider profile when viewed from underneath which seems to work well in attracting steelhead.
Mel Hocken John Martinez wrote: > 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";>Flatwing > > 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
