Don if the fish in the Holy Waters of the Au Sable are dumb then I have it made. Even AK Best hates my favorite section of stream. I didn't say that wings for the strike image are not needed. I just show an easier way! For drakes & hex you better believe that I tie wings!
B ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Ordes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 10:46 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Dry Flies 101-reply to Bob > Bob, > I can't help it if your fish are dumb. > Seriously, as I told Del, you can get away with no wings. See, you're not > disagreeing. > A wingless clipped-hackle dry fly is not much different in footprint than a > spent-wing fly using fibers for the wings and no hackle at all. But the > hackle needs to be dense enough to give the appearance of wings in the > footprint. But the strike image of an up-wing fly will , to me, always 'fit > the bill' better for dry feeding trout, using the vision cone. JMHO > > DonO > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Haering" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 4:43 AM > Subject: Re: [VFB] Dry Flies 101-reply > > > > Don I have to disagree on the wings. For my own use I flys #14 & smaller > I > > omit the wings. I cut the bottom half of the wound hackle flush with the > > body. I have to notice any difference in the number of strikes. The drys > > that I fish are split or fan tail type. > > > > Bob H > > > > >
