Do these flies work better than without them, or is this just to catch us? Wondering because it seems when I fish mids during a good hatch my simple ties seem to work.
Couldn't agree more, marker pens are a great way to go re giving you a huge, likely infinite, range of options. I've also seen beads lightly brushed on either side with either white or orange nail polish to mimic breathers/wingpads...I use orange flyline backing on one of mine.
I'm thinking that white backing colored with a pantone pen might be a good option as well.
Until a couple of yrs ago on my fav lake I did very well on black 14 sno comes, red mids and later chromies. The menu now is onto 18s across clear on chrome hooks to purple and chartreuse.
Thanks Trevor!For those that are interested, here's the pics of the step by step I posted on the FB Stillwaters page.
Always finished off with a good coat of Solarez Bone Dry UV.That's very nice. I like how you have the rib incorporated along with the wing bud. Are you thinking of putting some resin or glue over it?
I am going to have to give this a try.