Found another source. Read Art Lee's book "Tying and Fishing the Riffling Hitch". Concerned mostly with salmon. Some history there too. A small bit on skittering dries too. Although thee North Atlantic Salmon Fund booklet/card shows the loop/single half hitch at the rear of the fly's head up against the wing, Art's book shows flies tied specifically for this method with a space left between the eye of the hook and where the head begins...and that is where he shows what looks like a double half hitch. I've had a signed copy of this book for 6 or more years and have never read it because I don't salmon fish. Found it again while looking for something else...lol...Ain't that always the way! It's like Christmas when that happens!

[This message has been edited by mantis (edited 12 October 2005).]