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Crunchy,
That is how I tie parachutes off now. Funny, I started tying back in the early 70's. There were no videos, youtube, even books with much on fly tying except the old school patterns and...

[QUOTE=Silver Creek;451873]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...

I don't think you will find that the creator of the Sparkle Dun ever splays his zelon tail, nor do I.
The trailing shuck on an insect is not wide.

Thanks Silver, but I thought you did not tie with such long posts? For that hook, that is a TALL post.

Silver,
Post a pic of your parachute.
Thanks

Got this photo off the web:

http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g430/byhaugh/emerging-mayfly.jpg

Here's my Spring PMD #16 Paraloop:

Not quite the same insect, I think
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Steven,
The widely famous and popular Sparkle Dun assumes is indeed a "TRAILING" shuck. Mathews and Jurack patterned it after the floating insects they saw still trying to escape their shucks....

Buddy,

I guess this is why it matters, at least to me:

If you don't know what the trout are taking and the stage of insect they are taking, you don't know what artificial to present. And, you...

Steven,
Thanks. IRPON
Byron

I doubt anyone would disagree that a parachute is not a dry fly imitating a sub-imago. If the parachute hackle is suspending the fly; and the fly body is beneath the parachute; the body is obviously...

I have met Bill many times. Great guy. He came to all our annual conventions with his portable shop.

I make about 5 wraps.

I say "differently", perhaps all have been tying off this way - I hadn't.
I now tie the hackling feather off on the base of the post, and do my whip finish on the base of the post instead of tying...