I've always liked this pattern as a wet fly , but my new addiction to the Dee style overwhelmed me :hihi:
I tied each a little different . The top one more traditional , with the wings splayed over the top and the bottom one , slightly down wing on the side . It would be interesting to see the feed back from everyone as to which one is preferred .
Both of these dressings have excellent top/bottom balance. I noticed how you changed the angle of both the JC and the hackle on your variation to achieve just that. While traditional form is the foundation to much of my tying, it is not the cornerstone. I think they are equally beautiful and predict good fishing for both. Wonderful job all the way around
But i can't say one is nicer than the other just for saying, if it is for a shadowbox i would pick the traditional one, but for fishing i'd pick the down wing which is the oldest style (at least according to what i've read) but the upwing is more "human eye-catching).
Man... you know someone will have to vote for the last option :chuckle:
SLSS , killer GB Skunk dude !!! I was very tempted to make these married wings , but opted for the single strips . But after seeing yours , I'll have to open up some space in my fly box for a couple .... nice work !!!
Both are absolutely wonderful Mike! Arm twisted half off if I had to pick my bullet it would be the the down-wing. Should have a fly box of it's own. It deserves it's own house.
Howdy Mike. I just turned 60 and have noticed my vision weakening a bit. Can you send a few each of the up-wings and down-wings to me so I can inspect them more closely? Then, I'll be able to render an opinion. Better yet, as soon as this butt-deep snow and thick ice (which I imagine you also have up in Georgian) melts a bit, and the air turns warmer and my favorite pub on the Salmon River starts selling green bear, I'll personally test each pattern, over and over for you. It's imperative that a good, responsible researcher spend a meaningful amount of time field testing, logging data, re-testing, etc.. So, I'll most likely be borrowing them for quite a few years.
I can tell from the photos that the craftsmanship is exquisite. However, there's nothing better than having the real thing in one's hand and then safely kept in a nice Wheatly box in between field tests.
I'm not quite as well aged as the Hermit, but the married wings on mine are a result of looking for a little more subtlety, since I can no longer spot the white wing anyway. But I love the looks of the white wings on yours GR8, so I'll probably be doing a few of those too.
Not your fault at all. It's only been a week and I'd not really thought about 60 for any length of time. However, being a visual kind of person, "well aged" conjured up an image of a wheel of very very very sharp Cheddar cheese. Oh well, time to break out the Wild Turkey and self-medicate. :chuckle:
Been thinking about you, up there, probably in the same kind of funky winter doldrums that keep me occupied on other things shortly after November steel heading. Work has me on the go as I imagine it does you also. Heard you had a great time up in NS this past fall. It's a place I wanna return to. Honeymooned up there 40 years ago. Caught some nice brookies on little wet flies and was having a blast until my wife tearfully accused me of not paying enough attention to her. I said, "Geez dear, we have all night." Wrong!!!
I like both of them, but prefer the more traditional top-mounted wing (I'd prefer to see the traditional winged one have a bit longer wing through). They are both vey well tied and would both swim and fish well.
For display, there is value with tradition, but points for creativity, so with this in mind, and acknowledging time moves on, even us old guys - down wing gets my minority vote, showing flies still evolve. :hihi:
For a final vote, tell how us they swing, please!
Both flies are something any of else would be proud to display.
Mike as you know spey and these type of flies are new to me, so to choose on appearence and not tradition I would go for the low wing it has a stalker, stealth, look to it, predator like
I like both them Mike.
When I was saw this fly I was with out the member this forum.
Mike I didn't vote because I love your all fly.:smokin:
Thanks buddy this wonderful fly shar with us.
Jin.
Craig you brought back a thread from the deep .... you've been using the "search" function I see :hihi:
Thanks for all the kind words my friends
I need to get back at tying the Dee style , my Dee box is seriously hurtin' . And with the waters dropping here , timing couldn't be more perfect :smokin:
You know Mike it's been a long while since I posted onto one of your fly threads. This one will make a good place to start. I agree with Aldo & Spey Hermit and some others as well. The only way I could really make a choice would be to try them both. Only then could I say how they handle in currents or whether or not one caught fish while the other had not. You can see where this is headed so I'll stop by saying, you tie very nice flies.
Hey Mike,those are both incredible flees, your tying is absolutely incredible, neat and tidy, and spot on proportions,I'd swing both of those with the utmost confidence.The top one, or more traditional, would probably give more of a profile under the swing,as the material is sprung out from the hook more than the tighter lower profile of the second one,making possibly a bigger silhouette under current tension while swinging.I know I'd get lots of tugs with either, where I fish for Steel,or Smallies for that matter.
Both are great looking flies like traditional wing my self but my own
Opinion would fish both for sure nice work
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