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When I use punch yarn to tie dry flies I can not get them to float well. the yarn seems to soak up a lot of water even when I use foatant. anyone come up with a solution for this?

I have to agree with you on this. I have recieved some tying materals form members of this board. It must of had an influance on me as I find myself giving flies and material to my local fishing...

I am looking for a good sulphur emerger pattern for use in north central pa. Does anyone have one they would be willing to share?

Another advantage I have found with these flies is that they always float upright. flies with regular hackle sometimes tend to roll over on there side. I don't know how cutting a notch in the bottom...

These flies can be tied with the same materials as normal dry files. As an example for a blue winged olive they would be.

Hook; Mustad 94838 Size 12-16
Thread; brown
Wings; Grey Elk Hair tied...

Over the last couple of seasons I have been tying and using these flies with some good results. I have never met anyone else that ties or uses them. These flies are a little dificult to tie but they...

On feb 7th I said if I could figure out how to put pictures on here I would post some of the travel box I built. It cost me a little more than $3 But it was mostly from scraps from other projects. So...

thanks guys you have been very helpfull. I have tried most of your tips and things seem to be going better. I am going to check at the local craft store to see if they might have the punch yarn. I...

I just googled this yarn and aparently there are several types. Which type do you use? These are the types listed.

acrylic
lustre
angel hair
metallic
neon acrylic

If I could figure out how to put pictures on here I would put one of my box. I built this so I could take it with me on fishing trips so I would have what I needed to match the hatch. The box is 10"...

What is punch yarn? I have never herd this term before. I have some dubbing material on small spools brand name sunrise made in india. This stuff works very good for me but I have run out of the...

Thanks guys for your input. I will be trying all of these soon. The bigest problem I seem to have is geting the dubbing to stick to the thread. I have tried the loop method and just a single therad...

I am new to this form but have been reading it for some time. I have been tying my own flies for a long time but I have not yet learned to do dubbing. Do any of you have any suggestions on how I can...