>>918060>What do you use to extend the fly past the hook? Is it just the stem(¿) of the feather?>>918082>I think it's a small bundle of wire tied to the hook to extend the body. A lot of people do it with cocktail for extended body mayfliesThe black stuff is a large diameter, "Elastic Hair Band". I inserted a long needle/bodkin into it during the tying process then removed it when I was done. Now it can bend and move.
>>918082>Is this tiny and close up or a weird fly? It's cool lookingpic
Caddisfly larvae pattern. I was testing out a dubbing technique.
