On 13 Feb 2007 18:46:02 -0800, "Ethan" wrote:

Mr Dean has some good points, but I would say you could save yourself
a lot time in messing around with the practice fly he mentioned. The
one i used I got from the LL Bean book was just about a half dozen 1-
inch long pieces of yarn, tied to the tippet with a clinch knot. Ten
seconds and you are ready to cast, and it is painless if it hits you
in the noggin.
-Ethan

Yarn will work fine, but IMO, going through the motions of tying on a
fly, as well as the slight difference in characteristics, make the whiff
the practice "fly" of choice.

TC,
R
....and it most assuredly isn't "Mr." to anyone, of any age, unless their
parents insist...