Paul, Is there a duck fly anywhere in your books? Just curious, not trying to miss your point.
Whatever the case, I still have the oldest fly known to man. Dates back to the last ice age, and that's even before Jimmy Moore, but not by much. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Marriner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 8:05 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Major Pattern Inventions (long) > Don, I think you missed my point somewhat. Certainly there are thousands > of patterns that make "first" use of a material that became available at > any given time. Shaped minnow bodies have been around for a very long > time; the availability of braided tubing merely offered another option > for creating them. I believe I did include fur strips as number 9. > Synthetic stacking/sculpting is just a material change from spun > deerhair. > Yes, one could partially consider the foam-sheet fly "revolution" as an > innovation. Some uses were obvious and no real advance (other than to > make floating flies that floated without treatment); however, the > ability to shape foam in ways not seen previously has produced some very > unique patterns, not conforming in any way to the usual prescriptions. > > I was one of the first to write about foam flies with my Black Foam > Beetle, but I don't consider it innovative. It was an obvious extension > of earlier beetle patterns. > > As another interesting historical note; in Fishing with the Fly by Orvis > and Cheney, 1883, there is an extended body fly in one the Bass Fly > plates no less; it was called The Caddis. > Cheers, > Paul > DonO wrote: > > > > Paul, > > What's your books say about the history of braided tubing flies- zonkers, > > minnows, etc. > > Then the foam sheet fly 'revolution'- Chernoybl ant & hopper. > > Then Synthetic stacking/sculpting material, i.e. McFlyfoam. - eggs, frogs, > > crabs, mice > > > > DOnO > > > > -- > Paul Marriner > Outdoor Writing & Photography. Member OWAA & OWC. Author of Stillwater > Fly Fishing - Tools & Tactics (CD), Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies, > Miramichi River Journal, Ausable River Journal, and Atlantic Salmon.
