Ray's

[baldwin]

I love flatwings, myself. The action on the hackle is much better than alighning the hackle quills vertically, and you get a slower descent, which lets you control the depth you work. Ken Abrames showed me a great tip for tying flatwings without the hackle spinning on the hook shank. Strip some of the fuzz from the butt end of the feather, the stuff you often strip and discard. Wet your fingers with saliva, pick up the fuzz, and wind it onto a section of thread about two inches long, dubbing style. Wrap that along the hook shank just forward of the hook bend, forming a little pillow on the shank. Now, when you place that hackle on, it is supported in place by that pillow, and won't rotate on the shank.

[tynan19]

Originally Posted by baldwin

Now, when you place that hackle on, it is supported in place by that pillow, and won't rotate on the shank.

He has step by step directions on his site for that. Good tip and the flies look great. I think my first will be the L&L Flatwing. I just need to sneak down to the fly shop while I am at work now and get tying.

[tynan19]

Do you guys have any pics of your flatwing paterns.

['ol pajamas]

I posted a flatwing, it's next to the Ray's Fly. Here's another one. I use this one in deep inlets when the water is stained.