spirit river flex floss

[herefishy]

Don't know about all the white spanflex products, but this one makes a translucent larva that lets the hook show through and seems to show great promise for midge larvae. Not a cream or white, it looks almost light olive over a brass hook.

[chewydog]

I use to use flex floss for UFO's years ago. Try different colors of thread for base.

[JohnScott]

Try different colors of thread for base.

Interesting thread.

Just this morning I tied some small "larvy" type flies with orange and olive ( separately ) threads for color overwrapped with .5mm clear StretchMagic to get the effect Karen is describing, except the color is probably somewhat more defined.

[ScottP]

Have to give the white a try. Here's a pretty neat two-tone body done with just Spanflex (similar material)
:
http://www.flyforums.co.uk/fly-tying...er-bodies.html

I may have to tie some of these up in smaller sizes to try on tailwaters; I get tired of just tying scuds and zebras.

Regards,
Scott

[chewydog]

The second fly at Scott's link is a good example of the base color bleeding through, although that fly uses it for a rib instead of a solid tint.

[planettrout]

I really like Flexi Floss and Super Floss (from Larva Lace):

http://www.unexcelledfishing.com/ind...d=44&Itemid=10

This is an updated R.A.M Caddis that was designed by Walt Wiese from Park's Fly Shop in Gardiner, MT -using Flexi Floss - that has take some nice Trout for me on the East Walker River...



R.A.M. CADDIS, OLIVE ... (Variant / Wiese) HOOK: Daiichi 1130, #16-#20
THREAD: Lagartun, 74 Denier, Olive ? for under abdomen? then, Tiemco 16/0, Brown tied in at thorax
OVER ABDOMEN: Chartreuse Flexi Floss
RIB: Wapsi, Copper/Brown, Small
HACKLE: White Hen Saddle Fibers
THORAX: STS Tri-Lobal Dubbing -Hareline- Black

Thanks for the link to those Buzzer patterns ScottP...I see some of those in my future !!!


PT/TB

[Panman]

I found that using red flex floss on the rear of the black gnat (wet) improves results.

Tim

[JohnScott]

...small "larvy" type flies with orange and olive ( separately ) threads for color overwrapped with .5mm clear StretchMagic ....

.... but they fish on Christmas.









The tungsten beadheads got them down nicely - lost both flies on streambed structure shortly after catching a fish on each of them.

John

[ScottP]

Very nice fish and flies, John; thanks for sharing your Christmas treat. Happy holidays to you and your loved ones.

Regards,
Scott

[herefishy]

You're a brave soul, John, we had 2" of snow here, and it kept us in the house. High yesterday was only 33. Course if I had a trout stream out my back door I might feel differently.
Great pictures.