RE: [VFB] Lt Cahill Wings

[mark romero]

Pete, the original is upright and divded far as the dry fly goes. The wet is 
a clump. I've never seen the one you describe. Only advantage i can think of 
is ..a faster tye. You didn't say which way the hackle is wraped, ah la 
para, or the traditional way. Far as what Jeff said, it is the tail and 
hackle that "Balanced" the traditional tye. In reality the old fashioned tye 
(traditional) isn't anything that was ever that accurate as far as a "true" 
representation is concerned. When have you EVER seen a mayfly floating down 
a river with it's wings spread out like a traditional Catskill style fly is 
tyed. Thank you. So, in that sense a parachute is a better representation. 
Although a parachute has the hackle on top, NOT what a real bug has, but it 
does allow the fly to ride lower, giving the impression of legs in it's 
"sillowette." I'd just say pretty much what i always say about the two 
styles. Use the Catskill style in faster water, when and where you need to 
be able to see it better. And use the parachute style in slower or calmer 
water, where the fish can get a good (better) look at it. mark....

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Subject: [VFB] Lt Cahill Wings
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 21:02:10 GMT
Hi everyone,
  I was tying up a batch of Catskill flies and wanted to know... in the 
Light Cahill pattern, it was my understanding that the mallard-flank wing 
was split and figured-8ed.  However, a friend of mine recently showed me 
his, and the mallard-flank is tied in a pseudo-parachute/ clump fashion 
(without splitting the wing clump, but not wrapped around the base as for a 
parachute, nor figure-8ed).  Now I'm sure the trout don't mind much (he's 
caught #s on it), but my curiousity has me asking:

What was the original recipie? and
What benefit might one pose over the other?
Just curious for your input.  Tight wraps,
Pete
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