Dry fly wings

 

A The relationship of the wing on a dry fly is very close to its surrounding hackle. It doesn't matter if the wing is made out of calf tail hair, deer hair, hackle fibers or synthetic, as a general rule of thumb upright wings and spent wings on dry flies should be at least as long as the longest barbules on the hackle and up to another 50% longer.

B

Feather slip wings

C

Feather tip wings

D

Hair wings

E

Down wings

E

Folded hackle slip wings



Last Updated: May 16, 2023
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Categories: Free fly tying