smbeck 0 Report post Posted April 17, 2019 I'm reading through "Fleye Designs" and Bob mentions wetting flies a lot. The end result is a nice looking tapered fly. I am wetting my flies with warm water and hang drying them, but the fibers don't lay back nicely like Bob's. Is there something I'm missing? Should I be soaking the flies? I just run them under hot water for a few seconds. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flicted 0 Report post Posted April 17, 2019 I don't do show flies much anymore. I wait and soak them when I fish them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted April 17, 2019 I've never seen the need to wet flies at the vise. Fishing them usually does the trick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philly 0 Report post Posted April 17, 2019 I'll wet a fly, usually a bait fish pattern and I'm going to take a picture of it. For example I wet this one, let it dry and then took a picture. All I did was wet it under the spigot and laid it flat to dry. The same with this one. You can do it with buck tail also, though I don't have a picture of a buck tail streamer. All wetting a fly does is give you an idea of what it will look like in the water or if you're taking a picture. If the material isn't laying right, it may be how you're tying it in. Post a picture and maybe we can give you some suggestions. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites