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Lace Tinsel:
Three strands of tinseled thread twisted
together.
Lacquer:
Colored lacquers are used to paint heads, eyes
and spots on flies. Clear lacquer is used to
strengthen wings and nymph legs and to give
gloss or sheen and body to wing cases. Also used
as head cement and a binder where additional
strength is needed.
Lady Amherst:
See - Amherst Pheasant
Lake:
Color - Bluish, near to dull light purple, used
in some salmon patterns of Ireland.
Landrail:
Plover type bird of Europe. Once used for fly
tying material and probably still is to some
extent. Due to rarity of this bird, Lapwing
feathers are most often substituted in dressings
listing Landrail.
See Lapwing.
Lapwind:
Crested Plover, common in Europe. Windgand body
feathers used in fly tying. Used as a substitute
for Landrail.
See - Landrail.
Larve, pl-Larvae:
In metamorphisis of aquatic insects, the larva
is the worm-like stage between egg and
emergence. This is the nymph stage. Sometimes
referred to as the pupa stage. More properly
larva should be applied to terrestrial insects,
and pupa to the dormant stage between larva and
emergent adult.
Lemon Wood Duck:
Yellowish-brown barred flank feathers of the
Wood Duck. See - Nashua.
Leopard:
Body fur of the leopard, if it can be found,
produces some fine cream and buff hues.
List:
The black or darker, or white or lighter center
stripe on either feather or hair hackle.
List Hackle:
Hackle from Jungle Cock, similar to Badger, with
its darker stripe along the center, but in this
case with a white stripe along the rib. Also has
dark tinge on ends of fibers. Any of the Badger
hackles.
Loop Wing:
Process of winging flies using feather fibers or
poly fibers, looping the material up from the
body. Eight to twelve fibers or poly fibers
separated, form divided loop wings. Used on dry
flies and emerger patterns.
Low Water Flies:
Any standard fly dressed on a hook two or more
sizes larger than the pattern called for. Object
is to increase hooking power. Example: A size 12
fly body on a size 8 hook. This type of tie is
popular in salmon patterns.
Lt.:
Light
Lure:
General type of wet fly in a streamer style
which represents or imitates a baitfish rather
than an insect. Term more commonly used in New
Zealand and England.
Lusterelle:
Canadian floss. Trade name.
L.W.:
Low water salmon hook or fly pattern.
Lynx:
Also known as Bobcat in some areas, produces
furs and hairs in mostly browns but varies from
white to nearly black.
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