Help with proportions of a wet fly?

[roll cast]

Does anyone happen to have a wee chart I was given by a mate of my dads that showed the proportions of a wet fly by starting with the tail and then it had everything else relative to that or the gape of the hook.

Thanks
AL

[darwin]

Not exactly what your asking for but may be of help.
The Anatomy of a Fly

[roll cast]

This is the picture and under he wrote how you worked out each one?



Thanks
AL

[darwin]

Not exactly what your asking for but maybe useful.

Proportion Chart

[boobies]

Originally Posted by roll cast

Does anyone happen to have a wee chart I was given by a mate of my dads that showed the proportions of a wet fly by starting with the tail and then it had everything else relative to that or the gape of the hook.

Thanks
AL

Hi Al.

All I can say is that when I used to compete many moons ago in the National and Worldwide Flydressing competitions, the proportions that were favoured at the time were as follows (assuming that a normal shank hook with a standard gape is used):

Example would be for say a Kingfisher Butcher or similar.

Tail - Equal to the length of the Shank (back of the eye to a point opposite the barb of the hook)

Body - From opposite the barb of the hook to within the hooks eye length back from the back of the eye. Basically, leaving room for the head of the fly (see Head below)

Rib - Relitive in proportion to the fly being tied and should begin at the bottom of the body at the rear and finish on the bottom of the fly at the front. 5 Turns.

Hackle - Equal to the length between the eye of the hook and the Barb

Wing - Should equal roughly the gape of the hook in depth (at the wings deepest) and fall just short of the length of the tail in length

Head - Equal in length to the length of the eye of the hook. Should be highly polished in appearance and of a tapering bullet shape - not too big.

Hope this helps.

Shane

[shuck raider]

From 'Tying Flies in the Irish Style' by E. J. Malone: