Highdesert 0 Report post Posted May 27, 2018 First post, long time lurker. I've had this fly for a couple years and it keeps catching fish. Does anyone know what it is called or what the white yarn material is? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Noahguide 0 Report post Posted May 27, 2018 Picture would help Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted May 27, 2018 Welcome to the site ... and as Noah said ... a picture is necessary to help with ID. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Highdesert 0 Report post Posted May 27, 2018 I thought I attached it, I guess that is what the preview post button is for. Anyways it's a little midge dry, a 26 Parachute Adams does the trick but I'm hoping this is easier and cheaper to tie. Any help is appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
utyer 0 Report post Posted May 27, 2018 The tail looks like Z-lon, or similar synthetic material. The wing post could be the same or any poly wing posting material. These are not expensive materials, and if you want, you could use macrame cord fibers as well. The hackle is the expensive part, and finding size 26 hackle is a challenge. As far as easy, on size 26 hook I would simply wrap a white hackle, and trim off the bottom half. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjm 0 Report post Posted May 27, 2018 Does anyone know what it is called or what the white yarn material is? At first glance I called it a White Wulff, but ... "the white yarn material" - is that body made up of a braided cord resting on top of the hook and the tail unraveled from the cord/yarn? maybe macrame cord? Or maybe my eyes are inventing things. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spiralspey 0 Report post Posted May 27, 2018 Looks like a small snowshoe sparkle dun. Snowshoe hare is great stuff, floats like nobody's business, but it's no picnic to work with in small sizes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted May 27, 2018 use some antron yarn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Highdesert 0 Report post Posted May 27, 2018 It's a weird one. Looking at the close up picture of it helped. There is some grizzly hackle wrapped around what looks like the same tail material tied in spinner style I think. It's hard to tell its grizzley b/c it is small and and the black has worn off over time. The wings are about half the size of the hackle and almost create a bubble look around the thorax which is what I think the fish are keying in on. Im going to try some antron and snowshoe Dunn. The material is fluffy/fuzzy and seems to add to the float. I tried some with the parachute post material I had and it didn't have the same effect. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Highdesert 0 Report post Posted May 27, 2018 Appreciate the replies, now I am tempted to just take it all apart to get any clues. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave G. 0 Report post Posted May 27, 2018 If the Adams works but you want to skip the wings, in midges you can just tie an Adams without wings, the fish generally won't know the difference. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce Derington 0 Report post Posted May 28, 2018 Looks like snow shoe rabbit, modified usual Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted May 28, 2018 Whatever the material, it appears to be tied across the top, then flared with the hackle ... Maybe not ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FIN-ITE 34 0 Report post Posted May 28, 2018 If the collar is part snowshoe I would start with a technique Matt Grobert uses on his Matt's Gnat, touch dub the snowshoe and wind. This is how I would approach this fly. Tie in snowshoe for tail and trim to 2/3 of the shank. Wrap over the snowshoe with thread to form the abdomen. Tie in a grizzly hackle. Touch dub the snowshoe and wrap forward to form a collar. Wind the hackle forward through the snowshoe and tie off. Whip finish. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planettrout 0 Report post Posted May 28, 2018 This... and it isn't snowshoe hare - from Blue Ribbon Flies: Zelon floats, Antron does not float: https://www.blue-ribbon-flies.com/how-to/antron_vs_zelon/ For small sizes, use Improved Micro Zelon: https://www.blue-ribbon-flies.com/shop/improved_micro_zelon/ PT/TB Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites