Original tied with a body of ultra chenille; nice, but this one floats better. Change color/size to suit your needs; for evening emergences, a strip of foam (orange works for me) on top of the wing will improve visibility. This would also work as a Spruce Moth.
hook - Dai Riki 135 #10
thread - Danville 6/0 rusty brown
flash - medium tinsel opal
core - 8lb Mason
body/head - 1mm foam cinnamon
underwing - CdC cinnamon
thorax - dubbing cinnamon
wing - mule deer
Regards,
Scott
Scott,
Thanks for posting another very nicely tied fly. You have inspired me to tie a lot of these and I have become a fan of the carnage variations that you have shown.
One question: Where do you get your 1mm foam? I only have 2mm, so I have not had success tying smaller patterns like this, since the 2mm foam does not lay as well as I would expect the 1mm to do.
Thanks,
Ted
Ted,
Thanks for the kind words. I’ve purchased a lot of my 1mm foam from the [b]Hopper Fishing[/b] site; good color selection/decent prices. I also got an [b]assortment pack[/b] of 8 1/2x11 sheets on EBay. Some craft stores also carry packs of 4x6 sheets of foam that’s a little thicker, maybe more like 1.5mm in real bright colors; I’ve found that to be very useful for attractor versions.
The Razor Foam I’ve seen sold in flyshops is way overpriced and color selection is limited; you can do better looking elsewhere.
Regards,
Scott
Scott,
Thanks for the quick response and the links to your sources of 1mm foam. I’ve ordered the assortment pack from your eBay source.
Thanks,
Ted