The Fly-Tier's Benchside Reference to Techniques and Dressing Styles

by Leeson, Ted

• ISBN13: 9781571881267
• ISBN10: 1571881263
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-11-01
• Publisher: Frank Amato Pubns

Summary

This extraordinary book focuses specifically on trout flies, many of the methods discussed can be used or adapted to dress patterns for other species. This encyclopedic treatment of fly tying includes: selecting materials, thread handling, hooks, mounting and trimming materials, weighting hooks, tying techniques for underbodies, weed guards, tails, ribbing, gills, bodies, wings, legs, heads, eyes and more. Materials covered include beads, foam, plastic, tinsels, feathers, fur, you name it. With over 3000 full-colour photographs and over 400 tying methods discussed, all you fly-tying questions will be answered. The Fly Tier's Bench Referenceis the perfect companion for anyone who ties flies, keep it at your side and you'll find yourself referring to it continuously.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xi
The Anatomy and Selection of Fly-tying Materials
Furs and Hairs	1	(4)
Feathers	5	(7)
Hooks	12	(1)
Adhesives	12	(3)
Hook Preparation
Parallel De-barbing Pinch	15	(1)
Perpendicular De-barbing Pinch	15	(1)
Filing Barbs	16	(1)
Sharpening Hooks	16	(1)
Thread Handling
Single-wrap Thread Mount	17	(1)
Double-wrap Thread Mount	18	(1)
Two-finger Half-hitch	18	(1)
Single-finger Half-hitch	19	(1)
Half-hitch Tool	19	(1)
Dubbing Needle Half-hitch	19	(2)
Controlling Thread Twist	21	(1)
Thread Flattening	21	(1)
Hand Whip-finish	21	(1)
One-finger Whip-finish	22	(1)
Orbiting Whip-finisher	22	(1)
Rotating Whip-finisher	23	(1)
Dubbed Whip-finish	24	(1)
Salvaging Broken Thread	24	(1)
Mounting and Trimming Materials
Look Wraps	25	(1)
The Soft Wrap	26	(1)
The Angle Wrap	27	(1)
The Bottom Wrap	27	(1)
The Compensation Wrap	27	(1)
The Taut Distribution Wrap	28	(1)
The Cradle Loop	28	(1)
The Lash Mount and Crisscross Wrap	29	(1)
The Pinch Wrap	30	(1)
The Bobbin Loop	31	(1)
The Langley Loop	32	(1)
The Noose Loop	32	(1)
The Side Pinch	33	(1)
The Double Side Pinch	34	(1)
The Basic Trim	34	(1)
The Knife Cut	34	(1)
The Angle Cut	35	(1)
The Bend Cut	35	(1)
Pre-trimming Materials	35	(1)
The Slide Mount	36	(1)
Trimming Wire	36	(2)
Weighting Hooks
The Eye-anchor Wrap	38	(1)
The Direct Wrap	38	(1)
The Bound-tag Wrap	39	(1)
The Double-layer Wrap	39	(1)
The Thorax Wrap	39	(1)
Flattened Wire	39	(1)
Lashed Weight	40	(1)
Underbodies
Straight Thread Underbody	41	(1)
Tapered Thread Underbody	42	(1)
Leather Underbody	42	(1)
Latex Underbody	43	(1)
Compressed Underbody	43	(1)
Spliced Underbody	44	(1)
Abutted Underbody	45	(1)
Lashed Underbody	45	(1)
Frame Underbody	46	(1)
Molded Underbody	47	(1)
Metal-tape Underbody	48	(1)
Wiggle Bodies, Tandem Hooks, and Weed Guards
Wiggle Bodies	49	(6)
Single-strand Hinge	50	(1)
Single-loop Hinge	50	(1)
Double-loop Mono Hinge	51	(1)
Double-loop Wire Hinge	51	(1)
Bead-chain Wiggle Body	52	(1)
Single-loop Front Extension	53	(1)
Formed-wire Front Extension	54	(1)
Tandem Hooks	55	(2)
Wire-loop Trailing Hook	55	(1)
Single-strand Trailing Hook	55	(1)
Snelled Trailing Hook	56	(1)
Nail-knot Trailing Hook	56	(1)
Fixed-hook Trailer	57	(1)
Weed Guards	57	(8)
Beard Hook Guard	58	(1)
Hackle Hook Guard	58	(1)
Nylon Brush Guard	59	(1)
Nelson Point Guard	59	(1)
Single-loop Guard	60	(1)
Double-loop Guard	61	(1)
Single-wire Guard	62	(1)
Split-wire Weed Guard	62	(1)
Stirrup Guard	62	(1)
Snagless Sally Guard	63	(2)
Tails and Trailing Shucks
Tails	65	(24)
Preparing Feather Barbs	67	(1)
Preparing and Cleaning Hair	68	(1)
Stacking and Aligning Hair	69	(1)
Solid-fiber Bundled Tail	70	(1)
Hollow-hair Tail	70	(2)
Bent Tail	72	(1)
Base-wrap Tail	72	(1)
Funneldun Tail	73	(1)
Preparing Marabou and CDC	73	(2)
Marabou Tail	75	(1)
Quill Tail	76	(1)
Dubbing Ball Split Tail---Side Mount	76	(1)
Dubbing Ball Split Tail---Top Mount	77	(1)
Dubbing Ball Split Tail---Bundle Mount	78	(1)
Loop-split Tail	79	(1)
Thread-split Tail	79	(1)
Clipped Split Tail	80	(1)
Two-fiber Split Tail	80	(1)
Split Rubber Tail	81	(1)
Trimmed-feather Split Tail	82	(1)
Split Feather Tail	82	(1)
Three-fiber Tail	83	(1)
Loop-split Triple Tail	83	(1)
Thread-spread Triple Tail	84	(1)
Fiber-spread Triple Tail	85	(1)
Thread-torque Fan Tail	85	(1)
Reverse-wrap Fan Tail	86	(1)
Thread-jam Fan Tail	86	(1)
Hockley Tail	87	(1)
Fur-strip Tail	88	(1)
Trailing Shucks	89	(2)
Straight Shuck	89	(1)
Combination Shuck	89	(1)
Bead Shuck	89	(2)
Ribbing and Gills
Ribbing	91	(1)
Ribbing	91	(1)
Counter-ribbing	92	(1)
Gills	92	(7)
Tuft Gills	93	(1)
Ribbed Gills	94	(1)
Lashed Gills	94	(2)
Woven Gills	96	(1)
Twisted Gills	97	(1)
Wrapped-core Gills	98	(1)
Bodies
Chenille, Floss, and Yarn Bodies	99	(9)
Simple Chenille Body	99	(1)
Striped Chenille Body	100	(1)
Variegated Chenille Body	100	(1)
Lashed Chenille Body	101	(1)
Single-layer Floss Body	102	(1)
Double-layer Floss Body	103	(1)
Bullet-taper Floss Body	104	(1)
Reverse-taper Floss Body	104	(1)
Twisted Yarn Body	105	(1)
Tapered Twisted Yarn Body	106	(1)
Leech Yarn Body	107	(1)
Quill, Quill-style, and Biot Bodies	108	(9)
Hand-stripped Quills	108	(1)
Bleach-stripped Quills	109	(1)
Paraffin-coated Quills	110	(1)
Single-quill Body	110	(1)
Multiple-quill Body	111	(1)
Hackle-quill Body	111	(1)
Feather-stem Quill Strips	112	(1)
Stripping Biots	112	(1)
Biot Body	113	(1)
Single-strand Quill-style Body	114	(1)
Multiple-strand Quill-style Body	115	(1)
Ribbed Quill-style Body	115	(1)
Varnish Body Reinforcement	116	(1)
Wrapped Thread Reinforcement	116	(1)
Herl, Barb, and Feather Bodies	117	(7)
Single-herl Body	117	(1)
Multiple-herl Body	118	(1)
Core-twisted Herl Body	119	(1)
Loop-twisted Herl Body	120	(1)
Flat-wrapped Barb Body	121	(1)
Twisted Barb Body	122	(1)
Flat-wrapped Feather Body	123	(1)
Twisted Feather Body	123	(1)
Dubbed Bodies	124	(18)
Thread-core Direct Dubbing	125	(1)
Wire-core Direct Dubbing	126	(1)
Lead-core Direct Dubbing	127	(1)
Dusting and Touch Dubbing	127	(2)
Trap-loop Dubbing	129	(1)
Direct-dubbed Loop	130	(1)
Double-strand Dubbing Loop	130	(1)
Fur Chenille Dubbing Loop	131	(1)
Hide-strip Fur Chenille	132	(1)
Split-thread Dubbing	132	(1)
Wire-core Dubbing Brush	133	(1)
Lead-core Dubbing Brush	134	(1)
Single-wire Spun Dubbing	135	(1)
Double-wire Spun Dubbing	135	(1)
Flat Dubbing Board	136	(1)
Grooved Dubbing Board	137	(1)
Hidy/Leisenring Pre-dubbed Thread	138	(1)
Pre-dubbed Single Thread	138	(1)
Twisted Dubbing Noodle	139	(1)
Two-color Dubbing Noodle	140	(1)
Dubbing Noodle Loop	141	(1)
Fur-strip and Hide-strip Bodies	142	(3)
Wrapped Fur-strip Body	142	(1)
Lashed Fur-strip Body	143	(1)
Hide-strip Body	144	(1)
Spun, Flared, Stacked, and Clipped Bodies	145	(14)
Spinning Hollow Hair	145	(2)
Flaring Hollow Hair	147	(1)
Stacking Hollow Hair	148	(1)
Messinger Stacking	149	(2)
Preparing Stacking Wool	151	(1)
Wrap-around Wool Stacking	151	(2)
Single-stacking Wool	153	(1)
Multi-stacking Wool	153	(1)
Stacking Marabou	154	(1)
Clipped Bodies	155	(2)
Razor-trimmed Bodies	157	(1)
Flame-shaped Bodies	157	(2)
Tinsel, Wire, and Woven-tubing Bodies	159	(5)
Single-layer Tinsel Body	159	(1)
Double-layer Tinsel Body	160	(1)
Twisted-tinsel Body	160	(1)
Oval and Twisted Tinsel Bodies	161	(1)
Single-layer Wire Body	162	(1)
Double-layer Wire Body	162	(1)
Thorax-wrapped Wire Body	162	(1)
Woven-tubing Body	163	(1)
Latex, Plastic, and Vinyl Bodies	164	(5)
Smooth Latex Body	164	(1)
Segmented Latex Body	165	(1)
Solid Cord Body	165	(1)
Internal-ribbed Tubing Body	166	(1)
Slip-over Tubing Body	167	(1)
Liquid-filled Tubing Body	167	(2)
Pulled, Bubble, and Brushed Bodies	169	(12)
Pulled Fiber Body	169	(1)
Hollow-hair Capsule	170	(1)
Pulled Bullet Body	171	(2)
Pulled Tinsel Body	173	(1)
Double-strand Antron Bubble	173	(2)
Single-strand Antron Bubble	175	(1)
Hackle-bubble Body	176	(1)
Feather Capsule	177	(1)
Krystal Flash Bubble	178	(1)
Brushed Body	179	(2)
Bead Bodies	181	(9)
Straight Bead Body	181	(1)
Tapered Bead Body	182	(1)
Tailed Bead Body	183	(1)
Feather-gill Bead Body	183	(1)
Dubbed-gill Bead Body	184	(1)
Bead-chain Body	185	(1)
Strung-bead Body	185	(2)
Bead Thorax	187	(1)
Bead Bubble Sheath	188	(1)
Rear-mount Bead	189	(1)
Foam Bodies	190	(5)
Lashed Foam Body	191	(1)
Segmented Lashed-foam Body	191	(1)
Folded Foam Body	192	(1)
Segmented Folded-foam Body	192	(1)
Wrapped Foam Body	193	(1)
Threaded Foam Body	193	(1)
Glued Foam Body	194	(1)
Woven Bodies	195	(9)
The Banded Weave	195	(1)
The Parallel Weave	196	(1)
The Mossback Weave	197	(1)
The Overhand Weave	198	(1)
The Pott's Weave	199	(1)
The Half-hitch Weave	199	(1)
The Crisscross Weave	200	(1)
The Spotted Strip Weave	201	(1)
The Mottled Weave	201	(1)
The Crochet Weave	202	(2)
Extended Bodies	204	(25)
Lashed Extension	204	(1)
Slip-over Extension	205	(1)
Quill Extension	205	(1)
Tubing Extension	206	(1)
Feather Extension	207	(2)
Free-standing Core Extension	209	(1)
Hand-held Core Extension	210	(2)
Double-vise Core Extension	212	(1)
Extended-body Tool	212	(2)
Simple Furled Extension	214	(1)
Furled and Tailed Extension	214	(1)
Rolled Tape Extension	215	(1)
Needle-formed Fiber Extension	216	(2)
Betts Poly Extension	218	(1)
Rolled Foam Extension	219	(2)
Folded Foam Extension	221	(1)
Dubbing Shell Extension	222	(2)
Ribbed Tubing Extension	224	(1)
Woven Extended Body	225	(1)
Bundled-fiber Extension	226	(1)
Reverse-tied Bundle Extension	227	(1)
Braided Extension	228	(1)
Wingcases and Overbodies
Wingcases	229	(6)
Folded-strip Wingcase	229	(2)
Multiple-fold Wingcase	231	(1)
Reverse-folded Wingcase	232	(1)
Bundled-fiber Wingcase	232	(1)
Cut and Burned Wingcases	233	(1)
Epoxy and Varnish Wingcases	234	(1)
Overbodies	235	(6)
Strip Overbody	235	(2)
Bundled-fiber Overbody	237	(1)
Side-mount Overbody	238	(3)
Wings
Upright Wings	241	(46)
Mounting and Posting Upright Wings	241	(3)
Upright Quill Wings	244	(1)
Downs Mount Quill Wings	245	(1)
Side-mount Quill Wings	246	(3)
Cut Wings	249	(2)
Burned Wings	251	(1)
Feather-tip Wings	252	(1)
Reverse-mount Feather-tip Wings	253	(2)
Feather-tip Wings with Parachute Base	255	(1)
Ogden Wings	256	(2)
Side-mounted Feather-tip Wings	258	(1)
Fan Wings	259	(1)
Reverse-hackle Wings	260	(1)
Half-hackle Wings	261	(2)
Bundled-fiber Post	263	(2)
Rolled-barb Post	265	(1)
Folded-barb Post	266	(1)
Trimmed-fiber Wing	267	(1)
Wedge Wing	267	(1)
The Figure-eight Wing Split	268	(1)
Loop-split Wings	269	(1)
Forced-split Wings	270	(1)
Thread-split Wings	271	(1)
Split Synthetic-fiber Wings	272	(1)
Side-mount Bundled-fiber Wings	272	(1)
Divided Fur Wings	273	(1)
Hollow-hair Arc Wing	274	(2)
Solid-fiber Arc Wing	276	(1)
Gathered-hackle Arc Wing	277	(1)
Clipped-hackle Arc Wing	278	(1)
Loop Wings	278	(1)
Slip-loop Wings	279	(1)
Multiple-loop Wing	280	(2)
34: Foam Post	282	(1)
Post-mount Film Wings	282	(1)
Crossmount Film Wings	283	(1)
Front-fold Film Wings	283	(2)
Bottom-mount Film Wings	285	(1)
39: Top-mount Film Wing	286	(1)
Downwings	287	(34)
Paired Quill Downwings	287	(1)
Married Quill Wings	288	(1)
Folded Quill Downwing	289	(1)
Quill Flatwing	290	(2)
Cut and Burned Tentwings	292	(2)
Mesh-backed Feather Wings	294	(1)
Tape-backed Feather Wings	295	(1)
Feather-tip Tentwings	295	(2)
Folded Feather-tip Wing	297	(1)
Feather-tip Delta Wing	297	(2)
Feather-tip Flatwing	299	(1)
Reverse-hackle Flatwing	300	(1)
Biot Downwings	301	(1)
Feather Streamer Wings	301	(1)
Streamer Cheeks and Shoulders	302	(1)
Matuka Feather Wing	303	(1)
Feather-tip Downwing	304	(1)
Solid-fiber Downwing	305	(1)
Staggered Wing	306	(1)
Reverse-mount Fiber Downwing	307	(1)
Bullet-head Fiber Wings	308	(1)
Aztec Wing	309	(2)
Hollow-hair Downwing	311	(1)
Tip-mount Hollow-hair Downwing	312	(1)
Flat Barb Downwing	313	(1)
Bundled-fiber Delta Wing	314	(1)
Folded Film Downwing	315	(1)
Film Backwing	315	(2)
Film Delta Wing	317	(1)
Folded Film Flatwing	317	(1)
Fur-strip Downwing	318	(2)
Woven-tubing Downwing	320	(1)
Spentwings	321	(10)
Feather-tip Spentwing	321	(1)
Thread-split Fiber Spentwing	322	(1)
Forced-split Spentwing	323	(1)
Lashed-fiber Spentwing	324	(1)
Gathered Collar-hackle Spentwing	325	(2)
Gathered Parachute-hackle Spentwing	327	(1)
Clipped Hackle Spentwing	328	(1)
Loop Spentwing	329	(1)
Lashed Film Spentwing	330	(1)
Emerger Wings, Wing Buds, and Float Pods	331	(12)
Split Cuticle	331	(1)
Paired Quill Emerger Wings	332	(1)
Folded Quill Emerger Wings	333	(1)
Feather-tip Emerger Wings	333	(2)
Tuft Emerger Wing	335	(1)
Fiber-loop Emerger Wing	336	(1)
Funnel Wing	337	(1)
Dubbed Float Pod	338	(1)
Folded Foam Float Pod	339	(1)
Suspender Pod	340	(1)
LaFontaine Halo	341	(1)
Twisted Film Wing Buds	341	(1)
Folded Film Emerger Wings	342	(1)
Hackle	343	(64)
Preparing Hackle Feathers	344	(2)
Collar Hackle	346	(30)
Single-hackle Mounts	347	(2)
Multiple-hackle Mounts	349	(2)
Single-hackle Dry-fly Collar	351	(1)
Single-hackle Wet-fly Collar	352	(1)
Marabou Collar Hackle	353	(1)
Multiple-hackle Collar	354	(1)
Reverse Collar Hackle	355	(1)
Overwrapped Collar Hackle	356	(2)
Thorax Hackle	358	(2)
Modified Thorax Hackle	360	(1)
Skater Hackle	360	(1)
Deveaux Hackle	361	(1)
Funneldun Hackle	362	(1)
Forward Palmer Hackle---Stem Mounted	363	(1)
Forward Palmer Hackle---Tip Mounted	364	(1)
Reverse Palmer Hackle	365	(1)
Thorax Palmer Hackle	366	(1)
Buried Palmer Hackle	367	(1)
Distributed Collar Hackle	367	(1)
Reverse Distributed Collar Hackle	368	(2)
Spun-hair Collar Hackle	370	(1)
Loop-spun Hackle	371	(2)
Mylar Hackle	373	(1)
Woven Hackle	374	(2)
Throat and Cross Hackle	376	(4)
Bundled-fiber Throat Hackle	376	(1)
DeFeo Throat Hackle	377	(1)
Gathered Throat Hackle	378	(1)
Cross Hackle	378	(2)
Parachute Hackle	380	(27)
Parachute-hackle Mounts	381	(2)
Single Parachute Hackle---Horizontal Wrap	383	(3)
Parachute-hackle Tie-offs	386	(2)
Single Parachute Hackle---Vertical Wrap	388	(1)
Multiple-hackle Parachute	389	(1)
Water Walker Hackle	390	(1)
Stalcup CDC Parachute Hackle	391	(1)
Umbrella Hackle	392	(1)
Postless Parachute Downwing	393	(1)
Folded Downwing Parachute	394	(1)
Folded-post Parachute Hackle	395	(1)
Stem-loop Parachute Hackle	395	(2)
Mono-loop Parachute Hackle	397	(2)
Olsson Parachute Hackle	399	(1)
Inverted Parachute Hackle	400	(2)
Bottom-wrapped Parachute Hackle	402	(1)
Pittendrigh Parachute Hackle	403	(2)
Bottom-mounted Synthetic Parachute Hackle	405	(2)
Legs	407	(18)
Straight-lashed Legs	408	(1)
Loop-lashed Legs	408	(2)
Side-mounted Legs	410	(1)
Knotted-fiber Legs	411	(2)
Crimped-fiber Legs	413	(2)
Sewn Legs	415	(1)
Side-mounted Bundled-fiber Legs	416	(1)
Gathered-fiber Legs	417	(1)
Wingcase Legs	418	(1)
Wingcase-split Legs	419	(1)
Knotted-barb Grasshopper Legs	420	(1)
Lacquered Legs	421	(1)
Dubbing-loop Legs	422	(1)
Drawn Feather Legs	423	(1)
Feather Grasshopper Legs	424	(1)
Heads, Collars, and Eyes	425	(12)
Heads and Collars	425	(6)
Clipped Head	425	(2)
Bullet Head	427	(1)
Foam Head	428	(1)
Slip-on Bead Head	429	(1)
Pinch-on Bead Head	430	(1)
Lashed Bead Head	431	(1)
Eyes	431	(6)
Barbell Eyes	431	(3)
Mesh-wrapped Eyes	434	(1)
Painted Eyes	435	(1)
Glued Eyes	435	(2)
Index	437