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PARACHUTE FLY [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing
DEF

A fly with a hackle wound horizontally rather than vertically round the shank.

CONT

Parachute flies feature a single upright wing with hackle around the base, parallel to the hook shank rather than perpendicular to it.

OBS

Type of dry fly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chasse et pêche sportive
CONT

La caractéristique principale distinguant la mouche parachute des autres types de mouches sèches est son hackle posé horizontalement à la base de l'aile, plutôt que verticalement sur la hampe de l'hameçon.

Spanish

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