White Wing
By André Brun
White
Wing was original a moth imitation for night fishing. And it is a good one too.
It has the right ingredients we appreciate in a night fly: It is easy to see on
the surface at night because of the bright wings, it floats by itself and it
makes a lot of noise because it sits deep in the surface. In Norway, 1997 was a summer crowded with moths. At least
in some areas. New of this year was the mini version of the fly: The Mini White
Wing. It showed to be more a fly for daytime than the bigger flies. But during
night I think that a White Wing tied on a M79580 in the sizes 10 and 14 still is
the most consistent night fly in my boxes. It’s a pretty simple fly to tie, but
then again it is a fly mainly for night fishing and the details are not very
necessary then.
White Wing
Hook : M79580, # 10-14
Body : Fly-Rite # 22 (Cahill Tan)
Wings : 3 thin slices of closed cell foam
Head : Spun deer hair
Mini White Wing : M94840, # 12.
Dubb a rough body, but leave enough space in front for the
deer hair and the wings.
Tie in 3 slices of foam on each side as shown on the
picture.
Then spin the deer hair and whip-finish. Clip the head
small and leave no collar.
