Extended Abdomen Reel Wings Mayfly

(Extended Abdomen) Reel Wings Mayfly

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a pattern inspired by Agostino Roncallo's Ethafoam Extended Body Mayflies, where he use a very thin ethafoam to create his mayflies abdomen straight from the hook, instead having the body pre-tied on a metal rod or needle... What a creative idea.

I replace the Ethafoam with 3M Micropore Surgical tape and have it coated with flexament for extra durability.

For Agostino's creative Ethafoam Extended Body Mayflies, Pls see:

http://www.tomsutcliffe.co.za/fly-tying/257-ethafoam-extended-body-mayfly-patterns

The Materials:

Thorax - Pheasant tail or Peacock herl fibers

Split tails - Brush fibers

Abdomen - Surgical tape and Dear / Elk hair

Legs - Dry fly heckle

Wings - Reel Wings by Joseph Ludkin

Hook - TMC 111 size 14, 12 and 10

Color marker and thread

Step by step tying instructions:

Prepare the Dry fly hook and tie in the brush fibers as tail

Fold over the fiber, tie down and trim to the desired abdomen length

Tie in a small tuft of dear hair

Cut a slide of Micropore Surgical tape about 3-4mm wide and wind on the hook, tie down the edge.

Wind the tape around the dear hair until the tip of the abdomen

Wind it back and finish at the hook, trim finish and tie down

Tie in the about 6-8 Pheasant tail fiber and dry fly heckle

Wind in the heckle and trim finish

Trim the top fiber and fold over the Pheasant tail fiber, tie down

Apply a small drop of control gel super glue

Put the wing in position and fold over the Pheasant tail fiber, tie down

Fold the fiber to the front again, tie down and trim.. whip finish

Color the abdomen and wings with desire color marker

Apply some flexament to the abdomen for extra durability

The Extended Abdomen Reel Wings Mayfly is complete.

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