SBPatt 0 Report post Posted May 4, 2017 Based on Barrett Christiansen's parachute attractor. With the floating properties of peacock somewhat lacking, I though it could use a little help. hook - Dai Riki 135 #10 thread - Danville 6/0 black core - 20lb mono tail - moose body hair underbody - 1mm foam brown body - peacock herl wing - Congo Hair white hackle - grizzly (oversize by 1) put a loop in the end of a piece of mono; tie it in tie in a loop of CH; trim butts measure (2x hook length) some moose body; tie in/trim butts hook loop onto the gallows; wrap hair up the core and back down tie in foam strip brush core with Super Glue wrap foam up brush on a little more glue, wrap foam down, tie off/trim tie in some peacock herl up to base of tail twist peacock with thread, wrap down the underbody; tie off but don't trim peacock release from gallows; trim mono post up CH; tie in hackle (shiny side out) wrap peacock in front of post; tie off at base of post, trim wrap hackle down post, capture tip with thread wrap around bottom of post double half-hitch at bottom of post, SHHAN, trim wing Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MouseManiac 0 Report post Posted May 4, 2017 Very nice! That extended body technique is very cool, but seems like kind of a pain also. Looks great though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted May 4, 2017 Thanks. Not really hard to tie; a couple extra minutes for a fly that floats all day - I'll take that. Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ginormus1 0 Report post Posted May 7, 2017 Did you buy the 2mm fly foam or just use regular craft foam? I have some craft foam laying around that I might be able to use but I'm not sure its thin enough. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted May 7, 2017 Did you buy the 2mm fly foam or just use regular craft foam? I have some craft foam laying around that I might be able to use but I'm not sure its thin enough. I used 1mm foam here. Regular 2mm craft foam would probably be a bit thick for a fly this size. Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fshng2 0 Report post Posted May 7, 2017 Thanks. Not really hard to tie; a couple extra minutes for a fly that floats all day - I'll take that. Regards, Scott Nice, and by twisting the peacock with the thread makes it very durable. I like peacock as it's a good attractor color. Pheasant tail would also be another good choice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChillBilly 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2017 Cool tie & awesome detached body, will have to try this out. Is there any alternatives to the moose body hair? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2017 Is there any alternatives to the moose body hair? I like fairly stiff fibers for this part of the fly; most deer hair is a bit soft for this application. Some elk hair works pretty well, and bucktail, with fairly straight tips, can be used, too. Just play with what you have and see how it works; for the most part the fish don't really care. Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites