Re: [VFB] Non-Feather Wing Material

[DonO]

Ed, Please be more specific about fly 'wings'.  Which 'wings' are you speaking of?  Dry fly wings, wet fly wings (traditional), nymph wings, stonefly wings, salmonfly wings, streamer-fly wings, etc.   Each one of these would have its own specific substitute for feathers, be it synthetic yarns, foam sheets, tyvek, hair, vinyl, fur strips, etc.   My current favorite for zonkers and sculpins is chinchilla strips.    DonO     ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Roden To: vfb@troutnet.com Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 7:42 AM Subject: [VFB] Non-Feather Wing Material So that Imagine knows we do talk Fly-Fishing... OK - if you want to create wings without using feathers, what is your favorite material?  Is there a brand-name, or something else that you like (like Ridderbos uses the foam from the new VCR he bought). What have you found to have the best resiliency in the water? What does Byard stock (more importantly, what does Byard stock AND use)? -- Ed Roden flyfished at gmail dot com      - OR - flyfished at questquality dot com