Quote Originally Posted by DruLeeParsec
I stopped putting wings on hackled dries about twenty years ago. Didn't think it made enough difference in the catching to justify the extra time and effort in tying.
As a new fly tyer I was wondering about that. I've noticed that my wings get lost, visually, in the hackle. I was wondering if maybe I'm putting too much hackle on my flies. But then I see pictures of flies with lots of hackle and wings that are buried in there.

I'm wondering what others think. Do you agree that wings on a dry fly get lost in the hackle, or do you think that's only a problem if the fly is too heavily hackled?

Cheers.

Greg
I have no idea what a fish sees or doesnt see but I do know my flys with wings seem to work better. Even on my parachutes I try to match the color of the wing of the insect I am trying to imitate.