Hans, I don't know about "WINGS" being omitted or not. However: The late Lee Wulff wrote in his book- TROUT on a FLY-about wings. He said: "Realizing that mayflies, which were the the most common species imitated by our dry flies, always carried their wings together like a single sail over their back when they floated on the surface, I tried to sell my White and Gray Wulffs, which were, essentially, mayfly imitiations with a single high wing, like a mayfly, rising up over their backs.I couldn't sell them. Even though I'd point out that the single wing was a more realistic imitiation, my customers insisted on two divided wings They were paying for two wings and they wanted their money's worth. Strangley enough, this fallacy persists almost as strongly today."
Lee goes on to add additional similar information. So I guess if ya want wings-then put them on. If you don't care to put the wings on that is fine also. If ya catch fish and are enjoying what you are doing that should be enough. --- Hans Weilenmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 20 Dec 2002 at 4:27, Bob Haering wrote: > > > When you do this on your smaller flys, you can > omit the wings > > altogether. I do this and have to notice any > difference in catch > > rates. The largest fly that I do this on is a #14 > Hendrickson. > > Bob, > > Please do not read this comment as personally > directed to you, I > mean it as a question to the full list. I just used > your email as a > starting point. > > (Fair warning: I like robust, frank and open > discussions where I > sometimes will adopt a polarized stance. Sometimes > this stance > mirrors my own view, other times quite the opposite. > Not giving away > just yet which of the two it is this time<VBG>) > > Ok, here is premise of the day: > > *** > Tiers who play down the importance of wings on > smaller size flies > are generally the same tiers who struggle with > incorporating wings > on small size flies. The argument of "the fish don't > care" is a cop-out. > *** > > I am sure we can conduct this discussion in a > mature, non- > inflammatory manner, right? The aim is for all of us > to walk away > with a better understanding of tying techniques, and > relative > importances. > > Do we tie for fish only? Tie for self satisfaction? > Tie to impress > others? Any or all of these? > > Cheers, > Hans > wearing flame-proof armor > ===== George C. [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
