There has been some discussion about the "Catskill Style" dry flies and the "penetrating" posts about the short float life of such flies....on the hackle tips, that is.
I believe in wings on flies. I do not like the view, from the trout's view, of meniscus-pierced hackle tips below the fly body.
I have gone with a "traditional style" dry fly (collar hackled), and then clipped flush on the bottom.
I know it floats well, presents wings, and appears more like an insect (I believe) from the trout's viewpoint.
A compara-Hacle or a Hackled Compara dun?