KEVIN,
Great Call on this question!!!!! when I'm asked that question I usually picture a Trout Dryfly(Adams,Royal Wulff, Elk Hair Caddis,etc.) or a Trout Nymph(G.R. Hares Ear, Zug Bug, Pheasent Tail, Soft Hackle,etc.) I think the reason i go to these images is because they were the first flies I ever saw in a Shop,Catalogue or Book. They were the first flies I ever purchased(my tying at the time was something pathetic!!!) And they were the first flies I ever lashed to a tapered leader & did my first casts with(Thank Goodness no one has videos of those "beginner" times!!!!). Mainly I visualize those types of flies because they were the first ones I caught Trout on.
I agree that the Hayden's Grub is really pushing into the Fuzzy Grey Zone what I call a Fly...I'd say the 1040 is more a fly then the Hayden's grub...But I agree that since I can cast it on my fly rod & I did "Tye" it to the hook They are flies as we Americans call them (Folks from the United Kingdom refer to all Streamers/Bucktails (Baitfish Imitations) as "Lures"...at least from the reading I've done..I claim no expert in that field...Iain, Denis, Ashley & others are the "experts" in that realm..)
As I stated in another reply to a letter from Don O...I'd NEVER fish something like the Hayden's Grub for Trout...the long Traditions we have for flyfishing for Trout will not allow me to do such a "Heathen" thing.
However, I find myself more "open" to trying such patterns as the Hayden's Grub for my Saltwater adventures.... Southern California Surf Flyfishing is roughly about 30 years young And it has only come on strong in the past 10 years... We're still figuring out the "ins & outs" of this new frontier.. It's alot of fun to just swing a fast & sharp 180 degree turn and go off on a whim. that's why I added 5 Haydens Grubs to my Surf Fly Box...see what happens..
Actually after Don O's recommendation about coating feathers with "softex" & cutting out my own Curly tails...I got to thinking about doing that with Flashabou, or Awesome hair... Part of the enjoyment of Tying for one's self.. Of course I think That Buckskin Leather material could prove useful.
But anyway, thats what i visualize when I'm asked "What is a Fly"...
DEAN...
"Kevin W. Machon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On second thought, what's the first image that pops into your head if you
hear the question, "What is a fly?"
I'd be interested to hear responses of the first fly everyone pictured.
I'll hold mine for now.
Kev
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