Feather slip wings that is, the flies of my boyhood. Greenwell's, Red Quill etc
Can't say I've tied one for 30 years.
Anyone still use / tie this style of fly? If so how do you stop the wings fragmenting when tying in and how well do they last when fishing?
I gave up on them years ago too. Apart from me being too ham-fisted :( to tie the damn things, I think they are unnatural. 99% of duns come down with wings folded so a single wing is more natural.
For spinners, hackle points, polyyarn etc. all present a more translucent effect than the opaque feather slips.
Alex
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Not me.
I don't use that many flies with upright wings anyway. Humpies, The Usual and the odd "greenwells" with looped Poly Yarn for a wing. I suppose parachute posts would count too. Most of the time I use wings sloping rearwards, albeit sometimes only slightly; usually deer hair or CDC.
I've always preferred hackled "standard" dries anyway: Borderer, Grey Duster, Baby Sun Fly, (the slightly more modern) Grizzle Mink etc.
Does anyone use those transatlantic "no-hackle" patterns with feather slip wings? (talk about crap flies....).
.D.
Quote from: .D. on December 23, 2007, 11:50:24 AM
Does anyone use those transatlantic "no-hackle" patterns with feather slip wings? (talk about crap flies....).
Not sure what these are? Spiinner patterns? Gierach has a few of these in his Good Flies book - they look crap.
Only advantage I see with split wings is that the fly should land right way up due to the aerodynamics of the fly - think shuttlecock
Quote from: admin on December 23, 2007, 01:05:22 PM
Not sure what these are? .....
Sorry - should have been more explicit: No-hackle dun imitations.
This sort of pish:
http://www.umpqua.com/ps-245-54-no-hackle-lawsons.aspx (http://www.umpqua.com/ps-245-54-no-hackle-lawsons.aspx)
.D.
Quote from: .D. on December 23, 2007, 01:19:30 PM
This sort of pish:
I see what you mean...................... :D
Must be hard to see these and get them to float in rough water
Quote from: haresear on December 23, 2007, 11:37:14 AM
For spinners, hackle points, polyyarn etc. all present a more translucent effect than the opaque feather slips.
Possibly a bit off topic, but what's the pattern for that sparkle tailed olive parachute thingy you designed last year – I've lost it. Might tie some flees today.
Quote from: breac uaig on December 23, 2007, 04:28:51 PM
I use the super wing
Do you mean the "Wonder-wing" :santa;
QuotePossibly a bit off topic, but what's the pattern for that sparkle tailed olive parachute thingy you designed last year ? I've lost it. Might tie some flees today.
I can't post a photo because my daylight bulb has given up the ghost, but the dressing is...
Body - superfine dubbing to suit the body of the insect (lightish olive usually)
Parachute hackle - I used grizzle dyed olive or golden olive cock.
Wing/post - White Wing n' Flash, poly yarn or similar
Tail- three strands of pearl Krystal Flash
Tying silk - to match the body
No ribbing, but if you can be bothered (I can't) i'm sure it will work fine.
I started tying this fly with flexi floss as a body, then couldn't be bothered to tie it in and just used superfine dubbing. I never noticed any difference in effectiveness, so I just use the dubbed body for quickness now.
Alex
If they are tied well they look lovely - as a tying exercise - as a fishing fly ? Lifes far too short!
Peter
p.s. same as a fully dressed salmon fly