Scott, Look a little closer at the picture, there are two identical wings, one curves slightly to each side of the fly. They are both hand cut from mallard flank and then tied upright. Lots of work but produce a very nice wing. Just leave enough stem at the bottom of each to tie them to the hook shank. I hold them at about 45 degree angle and tie them in then I wrap in front of them several times to hold them up straight. It's really not all that difficult once you've done a couple.
Hope this helps a little. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 8:46 AM Subject: [VFB] Mayfly Wing Dilemma > Hello everyone > Calling all VFB'ers, Calling all VFB'ers come in, come in, beginner tyer > has Mayfly wing dilemma Can you help???????. CAR 51 CAR 51 come in come > in........ > Howdy Gang, well here it is let me set the stage for the question. > I am currently in Jeff Frye's Mega Mayfly swap and I am tying my own > pattern, I call it a Brown Bomber, it is a cross between a Lucca's foam > Hex spinner, and a Dark Hedrickson, It has the Tail of the foam hex > spinner and body, head and wings of the Dark Hedrickson. I have > everything selected as far as materials go, the material list > is................ > HOOK- #12 Dry fly 94840 > THREAD- 8/0 black > TAIL- 2 pcs. of peccary and foam (painted brown with paint pen) > BODY- Brown dubbing > HACKLE -2 Bicolor hackle black and reddish brown > WING - Died ginger wood dock flank feather > My dilemma has to do with how do I secure the wing or wings on. Do I tye > on 2 separate wings using 2 flanks or split one flank and stand them up. > Also do I tye on the wing first or spin the hackle first. I received a > JPEG from Jim Burbank showing also a single mallard feather cut and > trimmed and tied to stand up. I am really not sure what to do, Any > suggestions?. If I tie 2 wings how on earth do you secure them to stay in > place. I remember a thread last year between Joyce and DonO on this, but > now as I reach 40 that's all I can do is just remember it came up. Ok > enough for now.......... > Scott Crosby.........(Wanna be Mayfly tier) > > >
