By Geoff Schaake Parachute dry flies are a style of fly tying rather than a specific pattern of fly. The pattern name usually indicates the color, the standard dry fly it originated from, or insect that it is trying to imitate. The story goes that in 1932, the parachute was developed by Helen Todd, a commercial tier in Scotland. It started appearing in catalogs in 1933. Helen’s first parachutes incorporated the guard hairs of pig’s fur to support a horizontally wrapped hackle. This made t...
