Hi Gang If you look at the intended purpose then a fly is a lure. Any item used to get a fish to bite a hook is a lure in the broadest description. Now is a fly with a spinner or other such device still a fly ? I say NO! But what about a material such as flashabou that flutters and moves and is designed to give added movement and sparkle to a fly? If this is used on a fly pattern does it still remain a fly? Here is the definition of an artificial fly as given in the Freshwater Sport Fishing Regulations for the province of British Columbia. Artificial Fly.....a single pointed hook that is dressed with only fur, feathers, hair,textiles, tinsel/or wire, and to wihich no external weight or attracting device is attached. Two or more hooks tied in tandem not permitted. The part about external weight makes you wonder if bead heads are still legal. And what about flies made of epoxy? Guess I have more questions than answers. Mel Hocken
John Martinez wrote: > Okay folks, just got the Winter 2002 issue of Fly Tyer, I think some on the list may >have already got it, since I saw some posts about a Poul Jorgensen fly in the back of >the magazine a while back. Anyway, one of the articles caught my eye, for those of >you with a copy of the mag, please turn to page 44 and cast your eyes on the "flies" >pictured there. The caption on the article is "Hammerheadbugs" and describes "flies" >made from bamboo tomato stakes and balsa wood and painted various garish colors. > > In the hopes of reviving some of the fun debate we had about putting hardware like >spinners and spoons (was that a Fly Tying article, too?) on your flies, lets leave >everybody's new best friend, PETA Sally, alone for a while and debate whether these >creations are flies or not. In my book these are lures, plain and simple and put me >in mind of when I was about 8 years old and living in Texas and making my own fishing >lures out of things like clothespins painted with model airplane paint. No, I didn't >recall catching anything with them, story of my fishing life, but that's a topic for >another lament.For the record, we can stipulate that all flies are lures in a >technical sense, in that they are artificial. But to me, these are not what is meant >by the word "fly". > > So, let's hear it folks. What do you think of a "fly" that's essentially wood and >paint gaudied up with a few feathers or some rubber legs for a tail. Is it a fly or >not? > > -John > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now
