Anyone Help?

flytier07 · #1 (**permalink**) 08-02-2011, 03:18 PM

Having recently joined the forum I wonder if someone could answer a few questions I've been asking-mostly from fly tying-fishing mags, but don't seem to be getting any answers. 1. Can anyone explain or show me how to tie a "wonder" or a "wally" wing? The flies do look pretty, but how to tie them. 2. How do you "weave" either a dubbed, etc or wire body on a fly as in woven body nymphs, etc.? 3. Why do so few fly paaterns use pigeon feathers? It seems a total waste to not use the easiest obtained material. 4. Has american bison or buffalo hair ever been used in flies? I wouldn't think it would be that difficult to obtain. I'm hoping someone out there can answer some of these questions. Tight Lines, BDT- And my

last question-wonder wing, wally wing and woven body flies look lovely to anglers, but What do the fish think?!

spidersplus · #2 (**permalink**) 08-02-2011, 04:49 PM

Let's start you off with the Wally Wing technique:

"Wally Wing - #253 FAOL"

And the Wonder Wing technique:

"Those Amazing Wonder Wings - FAOL"

Who knows what the fish think of these - the wonder wing is "stronger" in fishes' teeth but the Wally Wing looks so damn good!

Kind regards

lhomme · #3 (**permalink**) 08-02-2011, 05:06 PM

Hello flytier,

I'll answer your second question :

YouTube - Polish Woven Nymph

This is just one method, I use figures of 8. Will look for a video...

YouTube - Polish Woven Nymph (plecionka)

Here is the one I use, funnily I use the same uniyarn, too.

Enjoy!
Johan

maharg · #4 (**permalink**) 08-02-2011, 05:58 PM

next question
Pigeon feather, pretty useless, cannot recall even one fly that has used the feathers in. As you say readily available but history has consigned them to the bin. If they had have been any good we would have Classics like Pigeon and Green or Pigeon and silver. They are just to flat and dull, no buzz about them like teal or mallard.

Question 4 Not heard of anything either, perhaps the guys from across the Pond might be better placed with an answer or perhaps from Poland???

ATB
Graham

paramedicpete · #5 (**permalink**) 08-02-2011, 06:01 PM

Would Bison not be like deer hair?Flygirl did some fancy woven patterns.

Pete

maharg · #6 (**permalink**) 08-02-2011, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paramedicpete

Would Bison not be like deer hair?

Pete

Think it would be like a cave trolls pubic hair

flytier07 · #7 (**permalink**) 08-02-2011, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spidersplus

Let's start you off with the Wally Wing technique:

"Wally Wing - #253 FAOL"

And the Wonder Wing technique:

"Those Amazing Wonder Wings - FAOL"

Who knows what the fish think of these - the wonder wing is "stronger" in fishes' teeth but the Wally Wing looks so damn good!

Kind regards

Thanks for the help-you guys Really are the "Bees Knees"

---------- Post added at 07:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:02 PM ----------

[QUOTE=lhomme;895319]Hello flytier,

I'll answer your second question :

YouTube - Polish Woven Nymph

This is just one method, I use figures of 8. Will look for a video...

YouTube - Polish Woven Nymph (plecionka)

Here is the one I use, funnily I use the same uniyarn, too.

Enjoy!

---------- Post added at 07:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:05 PM ----------

[QUOTE=lhomme;895319]Hello flytier,

I'll answer your second question :

YouTube - Polish Woven Nymph

This is just one method, I use figures of 8. Will look for a video...

YouTube - Polish Woven Nymph (plecionka)

Here is the one I use, funnily I use the same uniyarn, too.

Enjoy! Thanks for the Video help-I LOVE this forum!

weight_forward · #8 (**permalink**) 08-02-2011, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maharg

Pigeon feather, pretty useless

I've used the wing quills for paired slips before, they work fine for that. I have a load of quills that went in my 'blae' quills bag along with jay and mallard. I've used some of the throat feathers for head hackles on bumbles, the blue/green sheen looks a bit like mellanistic pheasant.