Quote Originally Posted by AlanB View Post
By "dry fly only" on the R. Wye, they mean dry. No part of the fly may pass through the surface film. They will let just the hook of a spent pattern hang down but all the dressing should be on the surface. The Fly fishing shop at Bakewell is one shop I tie for, so have to be aware of the very strict rules.

Cheers,
A.
Alan,

Do you mean to say that all the hackle collared dry flies used on the R. Wye rest on the hackle tips so that the hackle does not break the surface film? Call me crazy or maybe the surface film in your rivers/streams is oil and not water. If none of those, let us know the source for the hackle you use.

Allan