Hendrickson Winged Wet Flies

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Re: Hendrickson Winged Wet Flies

Post by letumgo » Sun Dec 04, 2016 2:37 pm

John - I love this kind of post. An imitative pattern, based on fishing experience. I bet these flies would work very well for you, next time you encounter a hendrickson hatch. The fly on the right has a wing that looks a little lighter than the natural, but that may be because the fly is dry. The mallard wing seems to be closer to the insect wing coloration. If you want another option, you may want to consider using slips of waterhen quill for the wing.
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Re: Hendrickson Winged Wet Flies

Post by Smuggler » Sat Dec 10, 2016 9:23 am

This is lovely. What vibrant colors they have.

You might try some synthetic raffia and trim to shape? Or if you have a wing burner.
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Re: Hendrickson Winged Wet Flies

Post by zen leecher » Sat Dec 10, 2016 4:13 pm

Are you tying this pattern as a rolled wing or a paired quill wing like many old wet fly patterns.
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Re: Hendrickson Winged Wet Flies

Post by letumgo » Sat Dec 10, 2016 7:12 pm

John - Where have you been buying your duck quills? Or are you a duck hunter? I have had really mixed results buying duck quills online. Some are good, some are aweful. It's one of the materials I now tend to buy in person, so I can be sure what I am getting.
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Re: Hendrickson Winged Wet Flies

Post by Jerry G » Sat Dec 10, 2016 7:59 pm

I made a trip last spring to a Cabelas store. They had four or five bags containing two mallard wings each. With a clerk there I opened a couple bags so as to get a reasonably close pair. Once home I paired up feathers and tapped the ends to keep the sets together. From there they went into a paper bag and were set in the freezer for a couple two week intervals with being brought out to room temperature for a couple hours in between.

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Re: Hendrickson Winged Wet Flies

Post by letumgo » Sat Dec 10, 2016 8:42 pm

Thanks Jerry. Next time I visit my local Cabelas I will keep an eye open for mallard wings. ;)
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Re: Hendrickson Winged Wet Flies

Post by redietz » Sun Dec 11, 2016 11:50 am

letumgo wrote:Thanks Jerry. Next time I visit my local Cabelas I will keep an eye open for mallard wings. ;)
Pretty much every feather on a mallard wing is useful. One of the best bargains in fly tying, IMO.
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Re: Hendrickson Winged Wet Flies

Post by Jerry G » Mon Dec 12, 2016 12:12 pm

John, I should mention I'm about as lax at guarding against bug infestation as it gets with my tying materials. I've been very lucky in that regard. The wings mentioned here earlier had quite a stench to them. Given that, I plucked what I wanted to save and discarded the rest.
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