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Abdomen:
Back, aft, or hind portion of fly body from
thorax to tail.
Adult:
Full grown or flying stage of insects. Final
stage of the aetamorphic process. Adult mayflies
include duns and spinners.
Advanced Wing:
Term for wing which slopes forward over hook
eye.
Areo Wings:
Sections cut from feathers, both sides of which
are equal in length and in coloration with three
to five fibers on each side. Used on the
Beadle-skeleton series of salmon flies. The cut
sections are in the form of a "V" with section
of the center rib intact.
After-Shaft:
The soft, small feather normally found at the
base of bird's feathers. Some times called "philoplume"
or "filo-plume."
Aft Hackle:
Small wind of short, sparse hackle just at bend,
or at end of body.
Amherst Pheasant:
Entire skins from this bird provide toppings,
crests, tail and wing materials. Black and white
tippets, and the greens, whites and reds from
the body make this an all-round bird skin for
any fly tying bench.
Andalusian:
Fowl cross-breed from which are obtained dun
feathers and hackle. Crossing a white bird with
a black bird creates plumage in the offspring of
some black, some white, and some of in-between
combinations. Some of these combinations result
in the "dun" hackles so much prized by fly
tiers.
Angora:
Hair or wool material from two sources:
Angora sheep - A soft long fleece wool. Angora
rabbit - A very soft fleece hair. Both are used
as body material in fly tying.
Antron:
Trade name of "sparkle yarn" made of Nylon
fibers, introduced as a fly tying material by
Gary LaFontaine.
Artic Fox:
Here is a fur which can range from pure white to
a deep blue-gray with some very interesting,
almost pure blue, in-between shades. If you are
fortunate enough to obtain some of this fur,
treasure it.
Argus Pheasant:
A rare Asian bird which provides extremely long
feathers. Other feathers are spotted, dotted or
eyed, and range from white to dark brown.
Asiatic Kingfisher:
Blue feathers from this bird are excellent
substitues for Chatterer blues.
Attractor Flies:
Flies dressed, not representing an insect, but
rather a tidbit to arouse interest in a fish so
that he shows his position. Some attractor
patterns are colorful and gaudy. Most, however,
catch fish.
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