Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying – Fishing – Artificial bait
Reexamination Certificate
1999-04-20
2001-04-10
Ark, Darren W. (Department: 3643)
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
Fishing
Artificial bait
C043S042270, C043S042530
Reexamination Certificate
active
06212817
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a fly pattern (artificial bait) for a fly fishing that intimates Baetis & Pseudocloeon, and particularly to a fly pattern having upper wings and wings attached to the sides thereof.
2. Description of the Related Art
Recently, a fly fishing that uses a fly pattern (artificial fly) imitating aquatic insects is popular as one of outdoor sports.
The fly fishing is different from a conventional fishing that uses natural baits to capture fishes. Specifically, the fly fishing is a game fishing that an artificial fly is produced in view of a shape, a color, a size or a growth of an aquatic insect that is a bait of an intended fish and is then drifted on the water surface (dry) or drifted under the water surface (nymph) to catch the intended fish in a season and a time when the aquatic insect hatches and without frighten the intended fish. If a casting is bad to fish the intended fish in a flat calm or slow current, the intended fish is very cautious and ignores completely the artificial fly even if it is nearly equal to a real insect. The fly fishing is exactly a sport enjoying a special cheat with a fish. Basically, this angling is performed in a catch and release manner.
The artificial fly imitates various aquatic insects. Typical aquatic insects are may flies, i.e., Baetis & Pseudocloeon. These small may flies are classified into a nymph, a dun and a spinner in accordance with a growth degree.
FIG. 9
shows hatch patterns of the Baetis & Pseudocloeon. In case of Baetis, a nymph rises to a water surface (A), and a back thereof is fissured (A′) once the back touches the air to emerge a dun. In case of Pseudocloeon, a nymph hatches at a bottom of water and then rises to a water surface (B). The hatch patterns typically depend on kinds thereof, and may change flexibly depending on areas and geographic states.
The artificial flies imitating Baetis & Pseudocloeon are proposed and produced in accordance with the growth stage.
One of the conventional artificial flies imitating the dun is a no hackle side winder shown in FIG.
10
. In
FIG. 10
, a pair of wings
9
has concave portions that direct outwardly to the abdomen
2
. This artificial fly is hard to be fabricated and is easy to be broken. Typically, a duck quill segment is used for wings. The duck quill segment has a preferred shape that has a concave portion, but is hard and heavy and splits easily, although it can return to an initial state.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is made to solve the above-described problems. An object of the present invention is to provide a fly pattern that can catch a rising trout and an educated fish, which means a fish that has seen many artificial flies, has been caught and released many times, or can distinguish real aquatic insects (baits) from artificial flies, and a fabricating method thereof.
One aspect of the present invention is a fly pattern comprises a hook having a head at one end, a bend (acute portion) that curves in the form of U-shape downwardly toward the head at the other end, and a straight shank between the both ends; the shank having a thorax at the head side, a tail portion at the bend side and an abdomen between the thorax and the bend, a first pair of wings attached to an upper side of the thorax, a second pair of wings attached to both sides of the first pair of wings in substantially parallel with the straight shank, and a pair of tails formed at the tail portion.
According to the fly pattern of the present invention, the second pair of wings is in the shape of a spoon, and is attached to the shank so that both concave sides of the spoon-shaped wings direct outwardly at an angle of 10° to 45°, preferably 20° to 30°, most preferably 30°. In other words, the second pair of wings are open outwardly at an angle of 30° to the abdomen. Dark dun color hen hackle chip or a bundle of fibers thereof, a natural CDC (Cul-De-Canard) feather and the like are used for the first pair of wings. Teal duck wing pieces are used for the second pair of wings.
Second aspect of the present invention is a method for fabricating a fly pattern comprises the steps of winding a thread around a straight shank of a hook from a head to a tail portion; the hook having the head at one end, a bend that curves in the form of U-shape downwardly toward the head at the other end, and the straight shank between the both ends; the shank having a thorax at the head side, the tail portion at the bend side and an abdomen between the thorax and the bend, attaching a tail at the tail portion with being the bend downwardly, winding the thread around the straight shank from the tail portion to the head, attaching a first pair of wings at an upper side of the thorax, and attaching a second pair of wings at the side of the first pair of wings in substantially parallel with the straight shank.
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