New Beetle

[bugman]

came across this by accident but i had a sheet of stickyback black foam i bought from walmart on the tying desk... got out a pearlescent sheet & tossed it on the desk, went to git a drink... came back ti tie some scuds & shrimp & noticed that the foam had a greenish sheen to it like some beetles have on the shell so i changed to a dryfly hook... peeled the paper off the foam & stuch the pearlescent to it then cut a strip and tied a beetle... the strip i tied in upside down so when i folded it orer top the thing had a greenish shell... underbody is peacock herl... leggs are micro rubber leggs...

[crazy4oldcars]

Well I'll be D....anged. Great one Ivan. I've got the shell back and the foam.
Too late to start tying tonight, but tomorrow, tomorrow....

Thanks for the idea.

Kirk

[Normand]

sounds like you made yourself a home brewed "locofoam"

http://globalflyfisher.com/tiebetter/locofoam/index.php

[kelkay]

Bugman that fly is awesome...I love it!!!