breambuster 0 Report post Posted January 1 How do you guys know how tall your split wings should be? I saw a video where a guy used a card with a line drawn on it for each hook size, but when I looked it up, the guy wanted a small fortune for the thing. Ouch! I’m wanted to work on my Catskill Dry Fly skills and especially tying in wings with wood duck flank feathers. Thanks. BB Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Val Schmaus 0 Report post Posted January 1 About the length of the hook shank . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted January 2 Here's something @flytire posted a while back and I saved it for reference: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
breambuster 0 Report post Posted January 2 Hey, thanks, niveker, and Flytire. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moshup 0 Report post Posted January 2 A popular choice on the Catskills is to make the wing a tad longer than the shank. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandan 0 Report post Posted January 2 @breambuster make your own card. It's easy. Get an index card. Two hooks for each size. Set the hooks on the card mark the two points, draw a line. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
breambuster 0 Report post Posted January 2 Moshup, I watched a YouTube video the other day where the guy said to make the wings as long as the shank plus the eye. BB Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moshup 0 Report post Posted January 2 Sounds about right. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted January 2 You have hooks use it for measuring Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moshup 0 Report post Posted January 2 The question is on the height of the wings on Catskill dries. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted January 2 and the above answers wont work on "catskill dries"? watch the movie on how to prepare the wood duck feathers for the wing and around the 7:45 time he measures the wing watch umberto tie some great "catskill style" flies (71) Down By The River - Fly Tying Videos - YouTube Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moshup 0 Report post Posted January 2 It would appear to me that he is making his wing measurement from behind the eye to the bend of the hook. Bend included. No need to bolden any words as I can still read fairly well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted January 2 question had nothing to do with reading skills @breambuster maybe this will be useful. maybe not. happy tying 😀 from "tying catskill style dry flies" by mike valla Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
