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If you look at the photo of Charlie Craven's sparkle dun below, the zelon fibers naturally spread out when tied in. I believe they initially they fall on the water spread out and support the fly.
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The points I was trying to make is that a parachute even with a zelon tail will float in the film and not angled like a Klinkhammer special.

My second point in posting a URL to Charlie Cravens...

I agree it is long as are the tail fibers. I carry a pair of straight iris scissors with me if I want a shorter wing.

I think this is tied on a Tiemco 921 2XS, 1XL hook. I took it years ago and it must be a small fly because it has a thread body.
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I'm not sure it does Steven. I do tie my standard parachutes with the tail fibers either split tail or fan tail with a dubbing bump. However, many parachutes are tied with straight tail fibers...

Buddy,

If a fish eats it that is all good; but the best fly fishers, in my view, have a methodology on how to choose the fly to use. When you say, "If it don't work, try a different fly", are we...

Honestly Steven, I think it can do both. I do know that I see a lot of discarded shucks in the film during hatches. You've probably seen them also. Some of the shucks probably sink as well. So I...

I have both of Ian Moutter's books. In Tying Flies The Paraloop Way, he has a photo on pg 59 of a paraloop and a traditional hackled dry fly illustrating what you say. The tail of the traditionally...

Byron,

I have been tying off on the post for many years. It makes for neater fly because it prevent trapping loose hackle at the eye of the hook. It also makes threading the fly easier.

I have...