How can one tell the difference between wet and dry flies. They all appear the same to this novice.
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How can one tell the difference between wet and dry flies. They all appear the same to this novice.
cheers
Simply stated, wet flies are tied on hooks of heavier wire, use water-absorbent materials and have a configuration which tends to allow them to dive into the water and subsequently provide little resistance so that they do not plane back to the surface easily. [url=http://business.virgin.net/british.classic/wet-royalcoachman.html:4b339]http://business.virgin.net/british.classic/wet-royalcoachman.html[/url:4b339]
In contrast, dry flies are tied on light wire hooks, use materials that take floatant readily or are themselves buoyant, have a ?perky? configuration which allows them to land on the water softly and resist immersion. [url=http://business.virgin.net/english.flyfishingshop/dry-royalcoachman.html:4b339]http://business.virgin.net/english.flyfishingshop/dry-royalcoachman.html[/url:4b339]
The profiles are the easiest clue, as shown in the two links.
[This message has been edited by Greg H (edited 03 April 2005).]
Jim, groan!! LOL !!!
Happy Trails!
Ronn
By that logic, if you wear your waders back-to-front you will have butt-on flies.
I must get out more, hey.
Have a good week,
Roy
Wet flies sink. Dry Flies float (or they're supposed to, anyway)......right?
If you are referring to having a fly in your hand and wondering if it is a wet or dry, the dries will usually have either a collar of stiff hackle, or there will be some sort of configuration of hair pointing forward, or a "parachute" which will have the hackle going around the top of the fly horizontally. A wet fly will usually have some hackle pointing backward, or toward the bend of the hook.
JC,
You must have a pair of those new, easy to relieve thyself, waders. Either that or you wet wade (-;
Allan
Castwell.....go to the Principals' office...you're incorrigible, young man!
In my opinion, which probably doesn't matter much here. It is pretty bad when 9 responses are given to 1 question and only 2 of them are actually trying to help. Not to mention 2 of the other 7 are posted by an Admin. I may be over-stepping my bounds but, if you can't help, leave US alone.
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Land Em',
Carp
thanks to all that replyed. Humour is a great tool and i did enjoy, and yes, i now know the difference.
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