No Hackles v. the field

[wet fly guy]

Really nice fly

[Hans Weilenmann]

Here is a sequence of pictures i shot of Mike Lawson tying a No-Hackle.

http://www.danica.com/flytier/mlawson

Frame 5,6,7, 10,11 are the key ones. Note the position of the bobbin holder tip and the direction of the thread as loops get cinched down. The wraps are virtually horizontal - key in getting wide profile wing sections yet have narrow tie-in points.

Cheers,
Hans W

[lastchance]

The wings on the no hackle can't be very durable. I fish those wings on wet flies and one fish beats the heck out of them. Am I missing something?

[Byron haugh]

Mark,
Nice tie. Thanks for showing. Do you use them a lot, and which is your best producer for picky fish on spring creeks: no hackle or other pattern?

[Mark Vendon]

Mark,
Nice tie. Thanks for showing. Do you use them a lot, and which is your best producer for picky fish on spring creeks: no hackle or other pattern?

Hi Byron,

Thank's for the compliment. I don't use them very often at all. The fly that I posted is probably about three years old now. I tied a huge bunch of them at once in a variety of sizes since the wings are such a pain to get right. For dry's, the first thing that I tie on is a parachute pattern. If that doesn't work, I'll try a Comparadun. If they're onto emergers, I'll use ones with snowshoe in different colors. Usually though, parachutes work very well. I don't fish spring creeks, since there's not many near where I live. The few streams that I do fish have mostly, or only Brown trout in them.

Regards,
Mark