Never should say Never(sink) but the foam does a good job of keeping it on top, even after a few fish hook - Dai Riki 320 (#12) thread - Uni 6/0 camel tail - golden pheasant tippets body - peacock herl overbody - 2mm foam strip brown wing - Congo Hair white flash - Krsytal Flash pearl hackle - saddle brown/grizzly legs - round rubber brown (med) attach thread to hook at about the 60% mark attach a clump of golden pheasant and trim ends trim a strip of 2mm foam (hook gap width) to a point spread a little Crazy Glue on hook shank and tie in foam overbody tie in 6-8 strands of peacock herl and wrap forward with thread (re-enforces peacock against fish teeth) to 60% position pull foam forward, tie in with 2 soft wraps (so as not to cut the foam) apply a little more Crazy Glue, then spiral thread to hook eye and secure foam again wrap back to 60% to provide smooth thread base for wing & hackle pull out a clump of Congo Hair trim ends and tie in take 3 strands of Krystal Flash fold & tie in on either side of wing attach legs, near and far tie in hackle wrap to front and back (splays/densificates the hackle) to 60% position trim a V in hackle on top pull the foam back over the head tie in, whip finish & add a drop of Sally trim foam, pull wing/flash back and trim even with tail trim legs and you're done fish eye view I was flying blind with this fly, only had one I had purchased (and some pics on the web) to use as an example. Took me about a dozen flies to get a tying sequence that worked for me, but it turns out to be a pretty easy bug. Again, not a quicky guide fly but fast enough, durable and effective. Regards,Scott
This is what I was talking about. Even if I was still tying, I could never tie this up. It probably floats like a cork
