----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr. Doug" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I have one more suggestion to add to yours. Perhaps a collection of the > most popular flies for those of us who are having problems with proportions? > I would be willing to purchase or trade for "specimen" flies that I could > use at my bench as a benchmark - yeah, I did intend that to be a pun! For > example, I have never purchased an Adams dry fly. I have tied many of them > and fished them successfully but I have never owned one that was a "perfect" > fly. The same could be said for many other flies, as well. > Doug Doug, Like beauty, perfection is in the eye of the beholder, and in the eye or the trout. On the other hand, traditional standardization can be gleaned from catalogs and books. But objectivity will always play a role, as two masters rarely agree on everything. There are thousands of fly patterns out there, and probably 7/8 of them are customized renditions of something else. So what is the standard? Traditional fly patterns can be seen in most fly catalogs. Comparisons of catalogs will even show variations among the professional tiers. So who has the perfect pattern? The one YOU think is perfect IS the perfect pattern for you. Catch my drift? (pun intended) DonO
