"Jamie Heim" wrote in message
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they are flank feathers but not all flank feathers are suitable. You want
those that run relatively straight and have a tappered tip. Not like the
flank feather that you see on "Fly Tyer" magazine, that one would be to
square at the tip. I love flatwings, I can't say they out fish other flies
but I just like their sleek look.

Living here on the west side of Lake Michigan, I was looking to tie up some
smelt patterns for fishing the lake when the steelhead, coho, kings, and
browns cruise the shallows in spring and fall, just before they start making
those runs up the rivers.