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Article: INSECT IMITATIONS STILL PAY OFF FOR FISHERMEN.(Sports)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- April 5, 1992
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Byline: Dick Nelson Outdoors correspondent
Long before the discovery of the dry fly, and ages before the first nymph was cast out into open water, wet flies were the only type of imitation used by fly fishermen.
They became less popular as other types of flies were introduced, but they remain as effective today as they did in the 18th century.
Primarily designed to imitate drowned insects, some wet flies have no wings and imitate crustaceans, or immature aquatic insects just prior to hatching. Patterns tied with tinsel and irridescent feathers resemble minnows. Other patterns do not imitate natural food, but attract fish because of their bright ...