Guest Report post Posted January 14, 2007 I have a question about tying Dee style flies. I was wondering how to make the tent style wings that seem to flow down the body. Whenever I try my wings end up turning up or wont stay together. Any advice would be greatly appreciated Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jens Lund Adamsen 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2007 I have a question about tying Dee style flies. I was wondering how to make the tent style wings that seem to flow down the body. Whenever I try my wings end up turning up or wont stay together. Any advice would be greatly appreciated Hi Bassturd You are a bit wrong. What you are after according to your writing is Spey style wings. Let me explain. The first pic is Dee style wings: And this one is Spey style wings: There are more ways to tiein the Spey wings normally two strips of bronze mallard. I think most set the wings one at a time starting with the opposite one. The techniquie is explained and showed in John Sheweys book "Spey and Dee fles" Which I can highly recommend if you are into tying these kind of flies. Regards Jens Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex C. 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2007 The biggest thing to remember is to tie in the bronze mallard by the soft gray part of the feather slip and not the main part of it. The other thing is to make sure the foundation you tie them onto isn't forcing your wings apart. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ronn Lucas 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2007 There is a section here about Spey wings. http://www.ronnlucassr.com/lesson4.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carambola 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2007 http://www.jpdessaigne.com/ click "les montages" -> "mouche á saumon" roll down and click the video of "la vallone". There´s a good video of how to mount a spey wing... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dilligaf368 0 Report post Posted February 1, 2007 A simple trick I have found that is MENTIONED is that you should NOT cut off all the ends or roots of the feathers tied to the head. This will be where you mount the bronze mallard. AFTER mounting the bronze, cut the roots off. The roots of the feather will hold the bronze in place as you tie them in. It's a simple trick but only mentioned in books and demonstrations. Bill Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites