Yorkshire Trout Flies

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redietz
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Re: Yorkshire Trout Flies

Post by redietz » Sun Nov 12, 2017 8:58 pm

Norris was tying on larger hooks, though.
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Re: Yorkshire Trout Flies

Post by PhilA » Sun Nov 12, 2017 9:23 pm

redietz wrote:Norris was tying on larger hooks, though.
That's true, but Norris wrote a lengthy passage on sizing the hackle relative to the hook. From his book: "In choosing your feathers, the length of the fibres should be in proportion to the size of the hook, or rather the length of its shank."
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Re: Yorkshire Trout Flies

Post by redietz » Sun Nov 12, 2017 10:33 pm

ThirdMeadow wrote:
redietz wrote:Norris was tying on larger hooks, though.
That's true, but Norris wrote a lengthy passage on sizing the hackle relative to the hook. From his book: "In choosing your feathers, the length of the fibres should be in proportion to the size of the hook, or rather the length of its shank."
Exactly my point. Since he was tying on larger hooks, the feathers end up being about the same size as on North Country wets.
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Re: Yorkshire Trout Flies

Post by daringduffer » Mon Nov 13, 2017 6:45 am

One would think that one should choose hackle in proportion to what one would want to represent, not?

Art and craft and...what?

Just thinking out loud.

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