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Fishing in British Columbia => Fly Fishing Cafe => Topic started by: RalphH on February 16, 2022, 10:36:52 AM

Title: The Golden Mean of Fly tying
Post by: RalphH on February 16, 2022, 10:36:52 AM

So many experienced anglers get this wrong. What are the ratios of hackle tail and wing on dry and wet flies?

Standard Dry fly:

(https://paracaddis.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/dry-fly-proportions.jpg)

source: https://paracaddis.wordpress.com/2015/04/18/fly-tying-101/

Down wing Dry (Caddis):
(http://www.flyfisherman.com/files/2013/12/Downing-Proportions.jpg)

Parachute Dry:
(http://www.flyfisherman.com/files/2013/12/Parachute-Porportions.jpg)


nymph:

(http://www.flyfisherman.com/files/2013/12/Nymph-Proportions.jpg)



Standard wet fly:

(https://i.imgur.com/7uu95i8.jpg)

Wing is length of the hook to the bend = A

Hackle reaches the hook point = D

Body reaches the start of the barb

Tail = length of the body & extends a hook gap past the bend

Title: Re: The Golden Mean of Fly tying
Post by: clarki on February 16, 2022, 04:24:44 PM

Hah, I was looking at a couple of those very same images last night! :)

Title: Re: The Golden Mean of Fly tying
Post by: RalphH on February 16, 2022, 04:45:40 PM

here's another one:

Quote

Tying Parachute Dry Flies—My Turn

A master fly dresser shares his tips and tricks for making high-floating dry flies.

https://www.flytyer.com/tying-parachute-dry-flies-my-turn/

I never trust my memory or anyone else's