Winging It

[albannachxcuileag]

Ladystrange sent me some Creamy White Glow in the Dark Mylar Motion material and I had a quick go with at this morning with no general direction of a tying as usual and came up with this quickie that makes me wonder more on the potential as a winging material.

I had just wrapped two strands up the shank and was about to cut them off and I thought about doubling them into a loop and then redoubling them again and again until I got this result.

 

 

With a little bit more body work it could make a good method of making Lace Wings quite easily instead of using a hackle method.

 

 

This took a couple of minutes but there is definitely something there, if only I can find it!

 

 

Step 3 shows Sewinangler's addition to the fly. A pale green CDC would have been better but I can't find them, I do know I have them somewhere!

Legs are from split flexifloss.

 

Ideas in action folks! You saw it here first!

 

Opinions?

[Brownstone]

Looks pretty cool AC..

[hydropsyche]

I really like that last fly. Very creative and boy, does it look buggy.

 

You'll have to describe how you put those eyes in. They look like glass beads.

[albannachxcuileag]

Hydropsyche

 

the eyes are made the same way as I use for the Headlamp Damsel then the spectrablend dubbing is brought up between them to give the Lacewing head look.

 

One of my better development ideas, - still needs a little bit of work on it yet before the good fishing weather. One thing though, I do not think it would have much longevity if catching fish as I am sure that the teeth will tear out the wing loops on missed takes.

[ladystrange]

hey that stuff really looks cool as winging material.

 

you could almost add some as a mayfly tail too.

[albannachxcuileag]

hey that stuff really looks cool as winging material.

 

Wing, rib and antennae all done with your gitdmm.