Yes and no (don’t you love those definitive answers?☺). If you’re talking about the 100’s of “standard” patterns that most people tie, the answer is yes – they were all originally working flies. Any of them will catch a salmon today and many are in fact still used. It just depends on what purpose the fly is tied - display or fishing. Most people don't usually use the fancy feather patterns though as hairwings have now pretty much come to dominate that market.
However, many Atlantic Salmon tiers also tie unique, original designs just for display and these are obviously not meant to ever get wet or catch a fish. Hope that helps. Jim Collins ________________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Brettell Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 1:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] BTW........... Just a question for the tiers of these works of art. Does anyone actually fish with them? Have they ever been working flies? On 1/8/07, Jim Collins < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
