Hi Allan:

Yes I still tye and fish them. I really am a classic winged wet fly tyer and fisherman. It really does not cost a lot of money to tye them flies at all. Think about it this way:

1) Hook
2) Floss or Dubbing or Wool yarn
3) Mylar tinsel
4) Hen Cape for Full Collar Hackle Yeah can cost me about $20 but I get o ton of flies out of one cape.
5) Paired Duck quills.

I find the materials easy to get and pretty inexpensive to obtain. The thing with winged wet flies is they just take more time to tie and you have to know a few little tricks.