Juniad This fly sounds an awful lot like the Water Wisp fly that we discussed a little while before you joined us. I can't find a link to the fly right now. It does carry a patent for the way it is tied. You may be interested in finding this fly if you can. Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Junaid Hassan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2003 9:47 AM Subject: [VFB] Upside Down Patterns
> Does anyone know of how to tie the USD patterns (USD= Upside down)?? I was > looking through one of my fly-fishing books and came across these flies > where the hackle was tied parachute-style but tied so that the hook point > was up instead of down, the wings were tied like on a normal fly but > 'descended' form the shank (looking at it like we normally would any fly, > with the hook point down)...so if u looked at the fly like u are supposed > to, the hook point rides up, the hackle creates a gentle pad on which the > fly rests, and the wings curve upward and out just slightly and are > uncluttered from any hackle, since it is below the shank...the flies looked > awefully realistic just because of the way they are tied...sorry to sound > confusing if i am but i'd love to know how to tie them...the really wierd > thing was that there was no 'round base' around which the hackle had been > tied, like in a normal parachute fly.....if u imagined the USD fly on the > water, it would make a much, much more realistic indent in the water and > viewed from below, as per the pictures in the book, look so much more like > the real patterns. Consequently, it is also said that since these are > difficult to tie, they should be only used on the most difficult of trout. > > The lawn sale stuff also reminds me of a wonderful story which befell me and > dad back in 2001...we were going down to Baltimore City and saw a sign for a > yard sale...the man was selling an 11 weight Scientific Anglers made by > Hardy Bros of England for 20 bucks UNUSED!!!!! not a single scratch...well, > its now on my shelf in its little case, awaiting its opportunity to see > water. > > SJHassan, from MD. > > _________________________________________________________________ > STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > >
