questions on flies

How can one tell the difference between wet and dry flies. They all appear the same to this novice.

cheers

[Greg H]

Simply stated, wet flies are tied on hooks of heavier wire, use water-absorbent materials and have a configuration which tends to allow them to dive into the water and subsequently provide little resistance so that they do not plane back to the surface easily. [url=http://business.virgin.net/british.classic/wet-royalcoachman.html:4b339]http://business.virgin.net/british.classic/wet-royalcoachman.html[/url:4b339]

In contrast, dry flies are tied on light wire hooks, use materials that take floatant readily or are themselves buoyant, have a ?perky? configuration which allows them to land on the water softly and resist immersion. [url=http://business.virgin.net/english.flyfishingshop/dry-royalcoachman.html:4b339]http://business.virgin.net/english.flyfishingshop/dry-royalcoachman.html[/url:4b339]

The profiles are the easiest clue, as shown in the two links.


[This message has been edited by Greg H (edited 03 April 2005).]

[Ronn Lucas]

Jim, groan!! LOL !!!

Happy Trails!
Ronn

[RoyChristie]

By that logic, if you wear your waders back-to-front you will have butt-on flies.

I must get out more, hey.
Have a good week,
Roy

[Gigmaster]

Wet flies sink. Dry Flies float (or they're supposed to, anyway)......right?

[herefishy]

If you are referring to having a fly in your hand and wondering if it is a wet or dry, the dries will usually have either a collar of stiff hackle, or there will be some sort of configuration of hair pointing forward, or a "parachute" which will have the hackle going around the top of the fly horizontally. A wet fly will usually have some hackle pointing backward, or toward the bend of the hook.

JC,

You must have a pair of those new, easy to relieve thyself, waders. Either that or you wet wade (-;

Allan

Castwell.....go to the Principals' office...you're incorrigible, young man!

[FlyingCarp]

In my opinion, which probably doesn't matter much here. It is pretty bad when 9 responses are given to 1 question and only 2 of them are actually trying to help. Not to mention 2 of the other 7 are posted by an Admin. I may be over-stepping my bounds but, if you can't help, leave US alone.

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Land Em',
Carp

thanks to all that replyed. Humour is a great tool and i did enjoy, and yes, i now know the difference.

cheers