Showing posts with label turkey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label turkey. Show all posts

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Foam Head Hoppers

Foam head made with two over-lapping foam discs. 


Hook: 6-10 streamer or 3x dry
Thread: rusty brown 8/0
Head: green craft foam
Body: olive hare's ear dubbed thick and buggy
Under-wing: elk hair
Legs: 4 pheasant tail fibers knotted to make the leg joint
Over-wing: turkey quill lacquered with Tough as Nails
Whip finish behind foam head

More traditional foam head created by tying the foam to the shank and folding it back on itself. This go around I left the butts of the pheasant tail exposed to mimic some forelegs. 



Thursday, March 6, 2014

Biot Parachute Hendrickson


Hook: Dry 12-16
Thread: Tan
Tail: Natural Dun Fibers
Abdomen: Turkey Biot dyed Hendrickson
Thorax: Dubbed March Brown or Hendrickson 
Wing Post: Poly yarn
Hackle: Natural Dun and Grizzly

note: whip finish on post under hackle for cleaner fly.