FlyTieDad 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2017 Hello All, I've just come up with a new fly I thought I'd give a try tying. It's loosely based on a foam beetle. But as you can see it is uniquely suited for night fishing. Anyone see one like this before? -FlyTieDad Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SILKHDH 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2017 That's pretty cool. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fletchfishes 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2017 Nice. Does it work? I put glowing parachute posts on the flies and it seemed the fish avoided them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philly 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2017 Nice tie. Yours looks more like the lightning bugs I'm use to seeing. Harrison Steeves does a "Fire Fly" which is the only other one I've seen where the tail glows in the dark. What material did you use for the tail? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyTieDad 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2017 Nice tie. Yours looks more like the lightning bugs I'm use to seeing. Harrison Steeves does a "Fire Fly" which is the only other one I've seen where the tail glows in the dark. What material did you use for the tail? Thanks! I used glow in the dark latex so that it had the rib look of the Lightning bug. The body is gray rabbit and a synthetic yellow. The back is black foam. The collar/head is dubbed red wool, I'm not sure it's the best option but it works for now. - FlyTieDad Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilverCreek 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2017 http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/fotw/9197fotw.php The Kreiniik Fluorescent Medium Round Braid Yellow #42 matches the yellow glow of a Firefly. Give it a try. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thursthouse 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2017 innovative! does it work? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyTieDad 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2017 innovative! does it work? Not sure yet. But I'll let you know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rocco 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2017 I tried this years ago but the damn batteries pulled it under. Rocco Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2017 In my area, we feel very lucky, if we see one or two lightning bugs a night. But, I remember nights in Indiana when the "lights" just above the fields were seemed numerous than the stars in the sky. This might be a good night/evening time fly up there. I believe that the same chemicals that give lightning bugs their glow, also make some of them less palatable to some predators. I do not know if fish are affected by those chemicals or not. But if you use it and don't get ANY hits ... I'd go with "bad taste experience" as the reason, since the fly, otherwise, looks like fish food. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philly 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2017 I've always had good luck with Harry's flies, Silver. I know I tied a few of the Fire Fly's at some point since I still have a spool of that Kreiniik in my materials drawer. I caught some pan fish on them, but I think the fish took it for a beetle rather than a lightning bug. I like FlyTieDad's concept, may tweak the materials a bit when I tie one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyTieDad 0 Report post Posted June 14, 2017 I've always had good luck with Harry's flies, Silver. I know I tied a few of the Fire Fly's at some point since I still have a spool of that Kreiniik in my materials drawer. I caught some pan fish on them, but I think the fish took it for a beetle rather than a lightning bug. I like FlyTieDad's concept, may tweak the materials a bit when I tie one. I've already went with a head/collar of red floss instead of dubbing on the red wool. I've also add a bit of brown hackle around the dubbing on the thorax to help it move better in the water. Please let us know how you change it and I might incorporate it in mine as well. -FlyTieDad Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites