Hex Mayflies
Hexagenia limbata
The famous nocturnal Hex hatch of the Midwest (and a few other lucky locations) stirs to the surface mythically large brown trout that only touch streamers for the rest of the year.
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Roguerat on Apr 10, 2016April 10th, 2016, 8:41 am EDT
Sitting at my tying bench today, freezing rain, sleet, and snow outside and streams under a flood advisory again.
I'm experimenting with the silicone on a needle technique for extended bodies on whatever fly and getting some good results. The only caveat would be to use a lighter shade of dubbing wound onto the silicone-coated needle since it darkens considerably, noticeably so with natural (my go-to bunny hair blends) vs. synthetics.
Otherwise I think its a neat way to whip up some longer-bodied flies such as Hexes and the big Drakes- fast, nice results, and kind of fun. After a couple practice cripples only minutes to do a usable body.
I'll try to progress to smaller needles and bodies soon, I can tie only so many Hexes before I want to scale down to the Iso's and Hendricksons.
I'm also thinking of slipping some clips of 20 or 30-pound test mono into the vise and wrapping it with silicone and dubbing with no need to pull the line out, a hybrid method but curiosity beckons.
Spring seems a long way off...
Roguerat
'Less is more...'
Ludwig Mies Vande Rohe
I'm experimenting with the silicone on a needle technique for extended bodies on whatever fly and getting some good results. The only caveat would be to use a lighter shade of dubbing wound onto the silicone-coated needle since it darkens considerably, noticeably so with natural (my go-to bunny hair blends) vs. synthetics.
Otherwise I think its a neat way to whip up some longer-bodied flies such as Hexes and the big Drakes- fast, nice results, and kind of fun. After a couple practice cripples only minutes to do a usable body.
I'll try to progress to smaller needles and bodies soon, I can tie only so many Hexes before I want to scale down to the Iso's and Hendricksons.
I'm also thinking of slipping some clips of 20 or 30-pound test mono into the vise and wrapping it with silicone and dubbing with no need to pull the line out, a hybrid method but curiosity beckons.
Spring seems a long way off...
Roguerat
'Less is more...'
Ludwig Mies Vande Rohe
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