winged wet's ( first attempts )

[Mr edd]

Hi Folks.

This morning I thought it was about time I tried to tie some winged wet's
More try to tie the wing, as I have had some speckled hen feathers for quite some time now.

Here are three I feel are reasonable, But as always any coments are welcome.








Regards.
Mr edd.

[hobble]

Excellent dressings mate,

[d_j_vass]

How do you wing wets like that ? Pinch and loop I'm told.....

I end up rolling the wings which is fine for Invictas but not an option for butchers.

[dabhoy]

Im by no means prolific with winged flies but would sat that the 1st and 3rd looks a bit to broad, but the 2nd is very good.
I look forward to seeing more with a head hackle or beard or even a palmer.
Cheers
Kevin

---------- Post added at 12:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:32 PM ----------

Originally Posted by d_j_vass

How do you wing wets like that ? Pinch and loop I'm told.....

I end up rolling the wings which is fine for Invictas but not an option for butchers.

Yes the pinch and loop method.
For your butchers you need to take a slip from a pair of watched feathers. I find that they split very east however and give them a light misting of an artist fixant which still leaves them flexiable.

[Mr edd]

Hi Folks.

Thanks very much for your comments, got to practice a bit more
I will post some more when I tie them.

Regards.
Mr edd.

[mrtrout]

They look good to me Mr edd, well done.
S.

[1973dereks]

The wing on no.2 is very good, well done

[urbanflyman]

yip number 2 is spot on ,,, and this is without a doubt one of the hardest steps of any pattern to master and something ive had the odd go at and had good and bad results .
i look forward to seeing some more winged wets as they are the first wets i ever used and brought me a few nice little fish from those first few outings.

[g bigtrout]

Nice start at them...dont worry too much if they go wrong the fish wont mind....keep going and they will get easier.

[John Gray]

Very nice, Mr edd. Try a few with the wings turned up the other way, i.e. with the longest feather fibres on top. The speckled hen feathers make a lovely Cinnamon and Gold.