An Alternative to An Expensive Traditional Tying Material

[Tups]

What this forum needs is a dedicated soft hackle thread, and a few more photos. Here are ten of the Ephemera silk colors. They are a close second to the Pearsall’s silks.

As MT and others have pointed out, just about any fine thread will work for these flies. The keys are sparseness, delicacy, and a soft game bird hackle. And a good presentation of course.

 

[tomgamber]

There are several on here that will talk at length on that

 

[TimMurphy]

There are several on here that will talk at length on that

Dear tom,

Meanwhile I tie soft hackles with floss and do just fine. I can't be bothered perfecting a simple fly. I'm still searching for the properly urine-stained fox belly for my Light Hendrickson's. I even bought a fox skin and peed on it. It didn't work out so well! 😉

Regards,

Tim Murphy 🙂