Terms K
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Kapok:
White fluffy fibers from seed of Kapok tree used as buoyant base material for fly bodies. It is easily
dyed and used as primary body material.
Kashu Pine Squirrel:
Rarely used hair of light ginger color. The tail hair is white-tipped.
Keel Flies:
Flies tied on a keel hook. That is a hook with the barb turned up instead of down. Keel fly hooks
have a bend near the eye which drops the center of weight of the hook so that the hook rides barb
upwards. Fine for weedy waters.
Killer Style Wings:
Wings tied on flies on the sides of the shank rather than on the top side. Bird feathers are utilized
rather than hackles. This style creates width to the fly and a certain amount of “breathing”. Killer
patterns are popular in New Zealand. Anothe form of Killer style places the feather wings flat on
top of the fly and may be composed of two or more such feathers. This style of dressing was
originated in Canada. See- Canadian Killer.
Kip:
Really a misnomer, but in fly tying language is accepted as the name of unborn or very young calf tail
or hair. Kip is kinky and soft. Used as tail and wing material.
Originally published c. 2003 on Fly Anglers Online.