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Daily Archives: January 30, 2021

To wing or not to wing

I am busy topping up my river fly boxes and it has got me thinking about why I habitually tie wings on some patterns and not on others. Do a couple of slips from a starling really make all that difference to a fly? Do the fish even notice if the neatly paired wings areContinueContinue reading “To wing or not to wing”

Posted byClaretbumblerJanuary 30, 2021Posted indryfly, Fishing in Ireland, fly tying, wetfly4 Comments on To wing or not to wing
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