I tied one of Gary Borger’s “Yarn Wing Duns” in a post recently.
Last night, I was reading his book “Fishing the Film” (2012). In it, he mentions that he has modified his original version.
The biggest modification is that he bends the front of the shank upward, about 1/3 of the way back from the eye. This: 1. Causes the wing to position better; 2. Rides more like a natural.
The other feature about this pattern is that he uses the “X” style hackling to be more like the natural’s legs…
Anyway, I used Zelon which does’t trim as neatly as yarn, but I like the glistening effect and I did not bend the hook in quite as severe an upward angle as Borger suggests.
The P.I.T.A. ‘March Brown’ - I have been tying this ‘style’ fly, in different patterns, probably since the early 1980s. This particular pattern was a FOTW in the 2nd Q, 2004. It was a topic of a thread back in late 2004 on this very site. An excellent tier, Paul Weamer, ties a similar style called the ‘TruForm’ and he’s probably been tying it since about 2000.
Nothing in other post mentions that Borger, “started tying these in 1982”.
Also, I originally bent a Mustad model 94831 hook. Then some manufacturers came out with bent hooks. Daiichi and Partridge for example.
I had sent this fly, in several of the various stages of tying, to the site with the narrative for each. The photographer placed each stage into his/her own vise to make the photo.
As for the ‘initial post’, I thought you were talking about the 1st post on this thread, not another one.
I’ve tied the Weamer version, the fish like them and eat it well. I don’t like them because I have had difficulty landing fish on that bent hook. For that reason I stopped tying them. Suspect the Borger version would have the same issue’s. If I were to tie and fish the Borger pattern I would suggest using a straight shank hook.
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