Actually, I'm still around; just unbelievably busy. The Canadian Flies
project is moving ahead; I have about 800 patterns to photograph. That's
well less than half the book which will stretch to several thousand
patterns (the book is being co-edited with a west-coast writer).
On the subject of colour, I believe from experience that a "bright spot"
of some sort is advantageous on any fly. Sometimes red might work better
than orange or better than chartreuse, but few of us are in a position
to thoroughly test these conjectures. I tie almost all "wet" (streamers,
nymphs, blah, blah) flies with bright colour threads (orange, red, or
chartreuse). If I tie with black thread the fly will have a "hot" spot
elsewhere, such as a fluorescent tag on a salmon pattern.
Cheers,
Paul
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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.
