Classification(types of flies)

A. Wet flies

1. wingless (backle wet flies) — spider, beetle, caterpillar (Palmer);
2. winged wet flies—dun, spinner, sedge, caddis, moth, may dun;
3. nymphs
4. special - streamer, bucktail, hairy, matuka, muddler, downy, fly minnow;
5. lake and sea trout flies
6. salmon wet flies—classic (regular, full-dressed), for low water, monoplane, simpler (Irish salmon flies)
7. Specialized salmon and sea trout lures—Dee Lure, Norsk Lure, Demon, Terror, Tandem Fly, Tube Fly

B. Dry Flies

1. wingless (hackle floating flies) — spider (dry spider), beetle, caterpillar (Palmer), Bivisible, duck tail (cul de canard → CDC);
2. single-winged dry flies and double-winged dry flies—dun, sedge, caddis, moth, dry may dun, parachute