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RalphH

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The Golden Mean of Fly tying
« 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:



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

Down wing Dry (Caddis):


Parachute Dry:



nymph:





Standard wet fly:



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




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Re: The Golden Mean of Fly tying
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2022, 04:24:44 PM »

Hah, I was looking at a couple of those very same images last night! :)
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Re: The Golden Mean of Fly tying
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2022, 04:45:40 PM »

here's another one:

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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

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