I'm guessing that Ogden had something like the below in mind. As I mentioned in my original post, this wing attitude more accurately mimics a true fly than does the more upright position seen on most traditional dressings. Note that the legs as shown are in proportion to those on the real insect -- longer than the body. Also, the head is purposely large as on a true fly.wsbailey wrote: ↑Wed Aug 29, 2018 2:56 pm Ogden says the wings should be put on flat. I'm not sure what that means.
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Cow Dung Fly
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I think you nailed it! (Not that the more conventional version doesn't catch fish.)
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Looks da shit Bill!
From this address I copied the fly below: https://seventeenthcenturyflies.blogspo ... -1676.html
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From this address I copied the fly below: https://seventeenthcenturyflies.blogspo ... -1676.html
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I have a couple "true fly" patterns that I tied for the high mountain lakes and streams. I use a bundle of coq de Leon fibers and tie them in at a low angle along the back and fan them out a bit across the top. Works very well.
I hate it when I think I'm buying organic vegetables, and when I get home I discover they are just regular donuts.
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