This is an easy to tie, durable and effective pattern for selective trout .
I like it!
Nice tye !!
If I was a fish I would eat it…Nice job!!
Easy? It looks TOO REAL to be EASY! That’s REALLY GOOD!
Instructions, please?
Looks wonderful!! I’d almost hate to throw it to a fish!! (note: I said ALMOST)
Have you had success with that type wing material? I was hesitant to use it often as the fish DESTROYED it on hook up. How do you protect the material from disintegration?
That is a really nice caddis/sedge
How about a recipe?
Thanks guys and gals . To answer Betty’s question. The wing material is homemade from kleenex and Flexament . A trick I picked up from David Martin and it is extremely durable. I 'm tying up a couple of dozen for my box in different sizes and colors. I’ll snap some photos and post a step by step from them. It truely is a simple pattern and with the wings pre-cut from a paper pattern they really fly together.
Fred
What keeps it from sinking?
How about submitting it for a fly of the week if you’re going to do a step by step. That way it won’t dissappear but stay in the archives.
The body is thread and deerhair ( not spun) . The wings are tissue and flexament ( homemade bugskin ) that float on their own. The antenae are micro fibots and the legs are paint brush bristles. The hook is the only component that dosent add to the fly’s boyuancy.
Rainbowchaser I will submit it in as a fly of the week.
I am very interested to see that FOTW article! That’s a very cool tie…
I just e-mailed the step by step for this pattern to this forum so that it can be archived for all.
Fred