Antron
(yarn or dubbing)
Synthetic semi-reflective fly body material. Picture
Aquatic
Insect
One that spends some part of its life in the water.
Attractor
Fly
A fly tied to coax fish into striking impulsively with flashy colors rather
than imitation.
Biots
Frquently used to imitate early wings and tail of nymphs. Picture
Cheek
Feathers tied to the side of the hook, just behind the eye.
Chenille
A yarn or cord-like material commonly used for streamer bodies. Picture
Covert
A small non-flight related bird feather.
Domestic
Hackle
Hen hackle raised in N. America. Picture
Dubbing
The material commonly used to cover the body section of a fly, or the act
of utilizing the material to cover the body of a fly. Can be either synthetic
or real fur. Picture
Flank
Feather
Under-wing feathers.
Flashabou
Reflective mylar tied into attractor flies. (see also Krystal Flash) Picture
Grizzly
Alternating, contrasting color striped feathers used for wings or hackles.
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Guard
Hairs
Longer hairs that protrude past the under fur.
Herl
Single strands taken from any large feather, commonly Peacock. Picture
Krystal
Flash
Highly reflective material tied to all types of flies. Picture
Marabou
Soft, almost furry feathers typically from a turkey and died various colors.
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Meld
Using two wing segments together to form a single silhouette.
Midge
Technically a specific form of aquatic insect life, but frequently used to
describe a particular tying style, usually a small fly with a floss body.
Mylar
Reflective tinsel commonly wound around the fly body.
Mylar
Piping
An interwoven tube of mylar used for attractor fly bodies. Picture
Nymph
The developmental stage of aquatic insect life or used to describe a style
of fly which has little in the way of wings or tail.
Parachute
Material tied in a manner that makes it stand up from the hook.
Quill
The individual sections that make up a feather.
Saddle
Hackle
A long, usually narrow hen feather taken from the back/rear. Picture
Searching
Fly
A generic fly tied in a manner that doesn't closely imitate a particular insect,
but rather it somewhat resembles several different bugs.
Soft
Hackle
Used for wet flies since the softer fibers are not useful for creating buoyancy.
Soft
or Loose Loop
A thread wrap (or two) that does not anchor the material until pulled tightly.
Frequently used when tying deer hair fibers.
Spider
A fly with long hackles used to imitate the long spider legs. Wet or dry.
Spun
Deer Hair
Hollow hair which when tied firmly to the hook stands erect and is buoyant.
Throat
A hackle that is tied in a manner that only extends down below the hook eye.
Tinsel
Usually tied in wide wraps around fly body to provide slight flash. Picture
Wingcase
The use of materials to simulate the unformed wings of emerging aquatic life.
