Here is a fly that will float on top of the water forever. Imitates a grasshopper. Techniques to learn are how to use foam for an extended body, and how to pull back the deer hair to form a bullet head for the hopper. The rubber legs are excellent to attract bass, trout, and panfish.
Truform Hendrickson Mayfly
Truform Hendrickson Mayfly
(Fly Designed by Paul Weamer)
Paul Weamer did a lot of research with the fly design, incorporating the shape and angle of how a mayfly sits on the surface film. So much so he had designed a hook and had Daiichi manufacture it. Many variations can be done with tying this fly. Either a parachute post under the shank of the bent part of the hook or just cut wing and even tying a compara dun for the wing.
Materials:
Hook: Daiichi Specialty Hook 1230 Size 14
Thread: Red 8/0 or 6/0
Tail: Medium Dun Microfibetts
Body: Hendrickson Super Fine Dubbing Pinkish
Wing: CDC Feathers
Hackle: Ginger Hackle Post: Brown Antron Yarn
03/25/20 shared by Jerry Coviello from Chalfont PA
