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Originally Posted by grenadier
i think you'll find these are based on the Funneldun fly created by james evans for border river waters, if you can get a copy of his book the flies are in the front amongst others he tied. SMALL-RIVER FLY FISHING FOR TROUT AND GRAYLING.
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The fly in the photo is not tied in the Funneldun style and I think you'll find that the origin of this style of tying might pre-date the Funneldun. An American called Dick Pobst used this style of fly at least as far back as the 1970s maybe even the late 60s, he called it the Keel Fly. Goddard and Clarke's Paradun from 1980 is also an upside down tying. I use a version of the Kite's Imperial tied this way and Jean Williams of Usk used to tie them up for me, I do my own now. A guy called Masetti moved from the UK to Kenya to develop a similar style and even designed a hook for the purpose, his flies were sold in the US under the brand Waterwisp.
They work extremely well as the hook does not normally penetrate the surface and the fly floats well.
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Last edited by sewinbasher; 03-09-2010 at 09:09 AM.
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When i was a course fisherman i had bag weights to remember
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