Favorite Flys “Fly Tying Terms”

Welcome to the Fly Tying Terms section. We hope this section enables and encourages you to become a fly tyer, or to enhance your fly tying skills.

From Perrault's Standard Dictionary of Fishing Flies
by Keith E. Perrault
Terms - U
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U and D:
Upright and divided. Wing placement.

U.E.:
Upturned hook eye. See - T.U.E.

Underbody:
A base built up to create body bulk or weight.

Upright Wing:
Wings tied perpendicular and upright to the hook shank. Used mainly in dry fly construction.


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