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nfrechet
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by nfrechet » Wed May 17, 2023 10:19 am
Warwick
Winged Wet Fly
Hook - Standard wet fly style
Thread - Black
Tail - Orange duck/goose quill segments
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Peacock herl
Hackle - Orange
Wing - Black duck/goose quill segments, peacock herl over
Trout - Ray Bergman
Forgotten Flies - Schmookler and Sils
Flytiers sure have a way at making things difficult
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dj1212
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by dj1212 » Wed May 17, 2023 7:57 pm
Beautiful! I wonder how or why they came up with some of these old wet fly patterns. Did they think they would just be something that attracted trout. Weren't imitations. I guess they attracted fisherman.
They are beautiful to look at and you do a great job of tying. I enjoy seeing them.
Doug J.
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letumgo
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by letumgo » Thu May 18, 2023 4:42 am
I am in awe, as I study the details of this fly. It’s like a fine clockwork in its intricacies. Remarkable.
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DarrellP
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by DarrellP » Thu May 18, 2023 7:34 am
A beauty. Amazing tying.
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Mike62
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by Mike62 » Thu May 18, 2023 7:01 pm
dj1212 wrote: ↑Wed May 17, 2023 7:57 pm
Beautiful! I wonder how or why they came up with some of these old wet fly patterns. Did they think they would just be something that attracted trout. Weren't imitations. I guess they attracted fisherman.
They are beautiful to look at and you do a great job of tying. I enjoy seeing them.
Doug J.
I know, right? I wish we could go back and talk to the old dudes. Time has a way of teasing knowledge out of the mundane. My grandfather was a huge wet fly guy, it's basically all he used, unless he was trolling ice-out streamers. It never occurred to me to ask him about the patterns he fished; ...why would it at 10-12 years old? At that point I figured the old man was going to live forever, and I had all the time in the world to ask him about stuff.
I have memories. They're what I use to try and make sense of what I saw as a kid.
