This was a post by Hans. It has the link to the Waterwisp. Mike
Hi Bill, Welcome to the list. As you know the Waterwisp is a patented design (US patent 5,353,545). When one applies for a patent one has to submit quite extensive documentation and images, more detailed than most tying books or articles... Take a peek at this: http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html Feed in the patent number I gave earlier in this email, and then move to Images. More information than you'll ever want to know on the Waterwisp flies. Also, the Waterwisp design is quite similar to the upside down duns submitted to UK magazines by Roy Christie. The articles pre-date the patent application by some time. To quote Roy: "The Avon Special Emerger #1 was designed by me for the fussy little brownies on the Avon at Durnford in May 1983. The grayling just would not leave it alone. It was published in the February 1985 issue of Flydresser, the magazine of the Fly Dressers Guild." Roy's flies on my page: http://www.danica.com/flytier/rchristie/rchristie.htm Cheers, Hans ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deborah Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2003 4:27 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Upside Down Patterns > 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 > > > > > >
