Wally, Mart,
thanks for the links and pics.
And yes, you are right, there is an additional type of pattern in the
field, drys with an additional soft hackle in front.
The idea of adding a wet hackle to a dry fly came up for me when Glenn
told us, that the original EHC did use a soft hacle as body hackle.
Therefore the construction of the EHC seems to be, that the hair gives
floatability to the fly and the soft hackle's duty is to simulate the
legs and their motion.
Maybe I should add one turn of soft hacle to my hopper and beetle
patterns???
Wally, did you have already any feedback from the fish concerning your
pattern?
Rene
Wally Lutz wrote:
Subject: Re: [VFB] Flies with 2 different hackles
Hi Guys, I been playing with this one; grouse and a half sized genetic
hackle to help support my cripple/emerger pattern.
Wally Lutz
Edson AB.
Hi Rene.
So - you survived Amsterdam huh?
The Assassine may be a fly of the type you mean. Dun tail, olive dubbed
body, dun body hackle, and a few wraps of CDC or Partridge hackle in
front.
And there are flies like these:
http://www.jpdessaigne.com/Lesmouchesseches/maiWH/maiWH.htm
http://www.jpdessaigne.com/Lesmouchesseches/maiWH/maiWH.htm
Mart
