Your nemesis fly

[Byron haugh]

Gotcha. It's just that I thought the hairwing dun has a more upward or steeper angle of the deer hair as opposed to the Caddis angle.

[Hans Weilenmann]

Gotcha. It's just that I thought the hairwing dun has a more upward or steeper angle of the deer hair as opposed to the Caddis angle.

Almost there, Byron. Now clip the hackle below the body
It is meant to be a flush-in-film pattern.

Cheers,
Hans W

[maodiver]

I have to say, we spend so much time looking at great flies tied well, it's refreshing to me to find out that other, better tyers, have flies that they don't like very much.

[Uncle Jesse]

I only have problems with flies that include feathers or hair or dubbing. I'm a wizard at wrapping wire however.

[branhap]

Not a pattern per se but rather a technique. Spinning deer hair. Try as do I have difficulty consistently getting right. I have no problems stacking deer hair though.

This. Almost any pattern that has spun deerhair, I just buy it.

[Captain_Mortis]

Anything with wings, I just can't get them right. Either too long, short, fat, or skinny, when they do come out the right size, then they're off at an angle about 45?.

[maodiver]

For the most part, I tie wingless flies (upright wings). Unless I am tying Royal Wulffs, I don't tie wings much any more...and I only tie RW for my Father In Law.

Upright wings have gotten easier, I just dont see the necessity...they aren't much taller than the hackle, so the fish (in my mind) have to see the hackle almost as soon

[deepcreek]

No hackles bury me.

[rockthief]

My stoneflies look like alien mutants. I have given up on those. I could read a book in the time it takes me to get one looking half right.