Step by Step

Make a perfect May Fly body

Tying a Butterfly

  • Body : 2 mm foam
  • Head : 1 mm foam
  • Eyes : Black mono
  • Wing case : Antron
  • Antenna : Fiber brush and Bug Bond fine
  • Wing : DFT Butterfly wing 10 (30 mm)
  • Thorax : CDC in a loop
  • Hook : Daiichi #12
  • Thread : Veevus 16/0

Tying a AmbleveSpec

  • Body : Stripped peacook
  • Tails: Moose
  • Wing case: Antron
  • Wing : DFT May Fly wing 9 (10 mm)
  • Thorax : Squirrel dubbing mix with spectra dubbing
  • Hook : Daiichi 1770 #16
  • Thread : Veevus A11 16/0