Old Style Extended Body

[Gandolf]

Hi Byron,

I can't tell how you tied the extended body and tail.

Is it a flank feather trimmed and rolled a bit around the hook shank to form the extended body, and with the tail being a few barbules extending back after the center of the feather is cut off? It looks like the extended body may be trimmed a bit toward where the tail flares out. to make the body more slender.

Would you show a picture of the fly from above, etc., so it can be seen better, and describe a bit about how the extended body is tied?

The fly looks great! Thanks for posting it.

This kind of post is what has made this such a great site over the years! Good job Byron.

Thanks and regards,

Gandolf