Marguerite I don't use the reverse winging method on my flies, I just tie the wings in with the tips pointing over the back. First make sure you have enough space to tie the head. Next make sure you have a thread base to tie the squirrel tail fibers on. Instead of one clump of hair use 3 or 4 small clumps to form the wing. Place a drop of head cement on the thread wraps at the base of each clump before you tie in the next clump. Twist the tying thread so it will be stronger allowing you to apply more tension to the thread wraps. Mel
Marguerite wrote: > Hi Gang: What tricks or suggestions do you have for tying a reverse hair wing > on a steelhead fly of slippery squirrel tail? I've got it pulled back over > the body and am trying to form a head but the thread keeps slipping off and I > can't seem to secure the thread enough to form the head. Any ideas? > Thanks in advance for any suggestions or help! > Marguerite > > ===== > "We do not see things as they are, we see things as WE are." > Anais Nin > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com
