Here's the back half (I'll try to submit the whole fly as a FOTW at some point):
Charlie Craven has a great tutorial http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/fly...fm?parentID=76 for the Rogue Stone which is what this is supposed to be with some modifications. You can do it by hand, like Barrett Christiansen does in this nice video for the Morrish October Caddis http://oregonflyfishingblog.com/2008...ctober-caddis/
or place a needle in a vise (gives me a chance to break out the old Regal).
push the foam strip onto the needle and then attach the tying thread (like I said previously, UTC 140 works great)
squeeze the foam, and adjust to where you want the first body segment
couple fairly firm thread loops around the foam (but not too firm or the thread will cut)
then "split the uprights", move the thread between the foam "fingers" and up the needle to where you want the next segment
repeat
and again
tie off with a couple half-hitches, slide the body off the needle
trim the back end and front, brush a little Sally Hansen on the thread wraps and you're ready to go (excuse the mortar on my fingers, I'm doing this while laying tile in my bathroom)
You can go production mode and make a bunch of these bodies ahead of time (no need to carry 2 vises or go back-and-forth between needle and hook in 1 vise).
Regards,
Scott
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