Flatwings!

[boarmountain]

Here is one of my patterns, a pastel squid flatwing.

Mike B

[jwojtan]

Mike
Another beauty ;) ;)
Joe

[ruge13]

Mike, Sweet colors. You ever consider moving the junglecock eye on your squid flatwings back to the hook bend? Maybe palmering a hackle a few times at the hook eye? Not sure if that violates the "flatwing" aspect of the fly or not though...

[boarmountain]

Well, it would be difficult to seat a jungle cock eye at the bend since the tail feathers are tied in flat. As far as a hackle at the front, I would recomend marabou. Tie in by it's tip,"fold" and wrap. However, I found that it is not needed.The bucktail collar gives the "shape" and the flatwing tail gives the action.Remember flatwings are about impresionism, not realism.

[Sentience]

Great fly. What size and type of hook is that?

[boarmountain]

Hook is a 2/0 eagle claw 254f. I tie most of my flies on that size hook. I do use a size 4 on bay anchovie and a 4/0 on my flatwings larger than 8" in length though.

Mike B