The Wet & Fly of Hackle

[NJTroutbum]

After my video "Tying in Dry Fly Hackle Techniques", I was asked by a good number of individuals to further explain what I meant by "dry fly fashion" or "wet fly fashion".

This video will help to answer that question, and hopefully add positively to your tying. It explains the meaning of the two terms, and why they are important. And how these principles can allow you to tie both the patterns shown here with the same hackle and materials, simply by allowing for the natural properties of the feathers you are working with.

For a full video, click on the link below:

The Wet & Dry of Hackle Video

 

[nfrechet]

http://www.skip-morris-fly-tying.com/wet-fly-hackles.html

 

[NJTroutbum]

Good article Norm, Liked it when I saw it as well.

The purpose of this video wasn't to suggest that rooster hackle is the preferred hackle for wet fly applications. The comparison was to demonstrate the natural properties of dry fly hackle and why we would choose to wrap either "dull side" or "shiny side" forward for a given pattern or desired result.

Ralph

 

[originaljk]

Thanks for the post. I am new to fly tying and never understood the dry fly hackle and now it is clear.