FLYMPH FORUM

tie2fish wrote:Thank you folks. As I continued to tie up a supply of these, they gradually morphed into a more flymph-like pattern. I started putting the dubbing into a dropped loop brush and tying the hackle in by the stem, wrapping it back two turns before bringing the thread forward for the tie-off. The result is a bit less bulky and, I think, a tad more buggy ...

I like the later one better, especially if you goal is to get it to sink.

Both versions are awesome Bill.

Nice flies , both of them, is it a heavy hook?

Greeting

Thanks again all, and, yes Ruard, the Daiichi 1530 is a relatively heavy hook.

Purr, Purr, Purr...

(cat speak for "Love it!")

Purr-fect.

Beautiful flies. I'd keep both as two separate patterns rather as one that had evolved. My immediate impression of the first fly was caddis pupa and the second was nymph. I suspect both will work very well indeed.

Very nice flies Bill, I'm sure both would get the job done.

Bill,
.......Undescribable..............!!!! And, drop dead gorgeous!!
Doug

You could call it "Little Frisky".

Bill,
I love watching your exploration. Now what if you switched the hackle styles on the two kinds of bodies?
My guess is that they would all be equally effective when presented by you.

The first one reminded me of the theory advocated by Polly Rosborough and others that a thick, soft body felt more chewy and natural to the trout, deceiving it for another moment, giving the angler a little more time to set the hook. I don't know if that theory still applies when the hook is a 16. Regardless, these are beautiful and believable.

Lance