That's a neat pattern. Other than the eyes, I have the materials to make one already. And that cauterizing tool could be real handy with some projects.
The Rit dye for synthetics will give you some nice colors(boil method). In a camp stove on the tailgate of my truck use a 1 1/2 - 2 quart pot I use about 1/3 to 3/4 ounce of dye in a quart of water and boil for about 35 minutes. This did about 20 feet of the 15mm and 20 feet of the 8mm (white)blanket yarn. Rinse and let dry, you can dab with a permanent marker of the color of your choice for dappling. Brown and green are the only colors I've tried so far but dont see why purple, yellow, red, orange or black wouldnt work.
What you did with wrapping the 'extended body' was much like what I did when i made big extended bodies for mayflies. It came out OK. It works better with something big and bulky like this, though. I'd think Eggstacy yarn/chinielle would make a decent body too.
Good stuff. Looks like a chunky little mullet.
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That's a neat pattern. Other than the eyes, I have the materials to make one already. And that cauterizing tool could be real handy with some projects.
The Rit dye for synthetics will give you some nice colors(boil method). In a camp stove on the tailgate of my truck use a 1 1/2 - 2 quart pot I use about 1/3 to 3/4 ounce of dye in a quart of water and boil for about 35 minutes. This did about 20 feet of the 15mm and 20 feet of the 8mm (white)blanket yarn. Rinse and let dry, you can dab with a permanent marker of the color of your choice for dappling. Brown and green are the only colors I've tried so far but dont see why purple, yellow, red, orange or black wouldnt work.
You've just reinvented Rich McElligott's Shannon's Streamer that first hit the internet in 2011 and given it a new name.
Never heard of it until this comment, but yea basically. Every fly now is a spin on something elese
New materials are actually revitalizing many " old " patterns these days. And I think it's great.
Looks a lot like a old Pennsylvania pattern tied by the late Ed Shenk
What you did with wrapping the 'extended body' was much like what I did when i made big extended bodies for mayflies. It came out OK. It works better with something big and bulky like this, though. I'd think Eggstacy yarn/chinielle would make a decent body too.
Running a thick piece of mono would work for that.