dubbing streamers

[KOKOEK9 0]

Hi, I want to make some streamers that require a dubbed body, can I use a polyester yarn or will that add too much bouiancy. could I use yarn or floss instead of dubbing, The streamers are little brown trout and brook trout bucktails

[flytire 0]

you could use a wool yarn for those 2 flies and save your dubbing for other flies

 

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http://globalflyfisher.com/streamers/bucktails/

[whatfly 0]

Polyester yarn is not going to add enough buoyancy to matter for streamers, if any at all. Floss bodies are nice if you are going for a very thin traditional looking body, but synthetic yarn works fine as well, and will make are more durable fly.

[rotaryflytyingdotcom 0]

Give Uni-Mohair a try. I fish the Little Brook Trout and wrap my bodies with the Cream. You can also get Angora in yarn form (wrapped on a card usually) and that works well.

[shoebop 0]

Try using your yarn in a dubbing loop. Take about 6' of yarn and double it up afew times til you have about 16 lengths and then cut it up into about 1/2 to 3/4 inch pieces. Blend it up in the coffee grinder and voila, you have dubbing! Now make a dubbing loop and insert the dubbing. Spin it up and wrap it in. You can leave it shaggy or trim it up for a more slender body like a chenile. You can make color blends or just add different solid colors to your loop for a mottled look. Add some flashy material like SLF in with the dubbing for some flair. Have fun!