While I am not addicted to fly tying history. it has always seemed to me that the biggest “breakthrough” in fly design was the idea of wrapping a feather around a hook thus forming a mechanism that would help the fly to float. Is there any evidence about when or where this started? Just curious.
Ray,
Here is some Dry Fly info;http://www.flyfishinghistory.com/dryfly.htm
Doug
A terrific reply. Thanks.