Extended body mayfly on home page.

[Fishnfool]

Does anyone know where to get the extended bodies for the mayfly pictured on the home page. Not the FOTW but the other picture (Parachute pattern). These are great flies. Did very well with it recently on the Flaming Gorge-Green River, Utah during the BWO hatch. I know that they come from a company called solitude fly company (which only sells to shops). I just want to know where to purchase the extended body part so I can make my own. Any Ideas?

Have a great day,
John G.

I really don't know what that body is or if it is sold commercially. However, it looks like foam, trimmed to shape and some microfibbets sewn through, then colored with a marker. I am probably way off base. The hackle, which you didn'task about, looks like Whiting because of the flat color dye job.

Maybe the tyer will respond with the actual recipe.

Allan

[Riverdancer]

I'd say micro chenile wrapped in celophane. What do you think?


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Jude
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[bones]

The tail part of this fly is very tricky to make. Shane Stalcup has the how too's in his latest book but be fore warned it is not an easy task to duplicate ..It takes time and not a small amount of skill to build. As components go, the tail costs about as much as the fly to produce.

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harry mason
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harry,

is the procedure in the "mayflies: top to bottom" book?

or has shane written another?

mgj

[This message has been edited by mikeytwoshoes (edited 10 May 2005).]

[bones]

mikeytwoshoes

I'm not in my office/mess and come to think of it, I think I lent the copy to a buddy... but I believe it's the Mayflies,Top to Bottom...

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harry mason
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[bones]

here is a pic...



and yes, my copy of the Stalcup book is dust..now, who did I give it too...? This getting old stuff sucks...


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harry mason
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[JAd]

John G try this [url=http://www.thefishguy.net/tyingflies.htm:a01f1]http://www.thefishguy.net/tyingflies.htm[/url:a01f1]

John D

jAD,

I don't know who 'the fish guy' is or how long ago he described that method for creating extended bodies. I will say that Ralph Graves, owner of the Old Glory flyshop in Roscoe NY, showed me that method at least 8 years ago and he had been using it for many years prior to that exhibition. Makes very bouyant and surprisingly durable bodies.

Allan

FOTW #258 tied parachute style?! Fly Archives 3rd Qtr 2002 Hexagenia & Drake Extended Body.
As my wings sort of suck I'll tie some of these!!

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Cactus


[This message has been edited by Jack Hise (edited 11 May 2005).]