Traditional Flies

[Mike-Connor]

Mike,

Lovely, just lovely. Those could be a fly plate from some slick magazine. You say some are raggy from being fished? Nay, I say, those are the ones I like best. Those look like something to add to my collection during the cold winter months. Would a Mustad 3906 be appropriate?

REE

Glad you enjoyed them Ron. You may use any hook you like really. Those in the scans are dressed on various hooks, as these flies have been dressed at various times over a period of many years. Some I dressed over forty years ago. I assume the 3906 will be just fine.

http://www.ezflyfish.com/mustad3906.html

But I would probably go for the 3906B myself, as many of these flies tend to look a little better on somewhat longer hooks ( 3906B is 1X long) but that is purely aesthetics, and I don't imagine the fish care much!

http://ezflyfish.stores.yahoo.net/mustad3906b.html

As long as you are happy with the hooks it doesn't really matter much.

TL
MC