Parachute Fly Swap

[JimNovo]

Well if you can make comparadun style flies with deer/elk, I guess it’s not impossible to turn it into a post. Nice job.

 

[nfrechet]

I have had a few post want to rotate on me. Is there any harm as far as float-ability to add just a small dab of super glue at this point in the tie? Maybe on the thread prior to the post may be better?

a dab of super glue would be okay and it won't make your fly sink

tighter wraps of thread might be better

 

[paulbrown145]

a dab of super glue would be okay and it won't make your fly sink

tighter wraps of thread might be better

Yeah, I ended up with tighter wraps to avoid the glue. Thanks.

 

[Broodstock]

Not a parachute, but I cleaned up with this yesterday. Going to start tying the swap flies this week.

 

[JLB]

Getting started. Hendrickson emerger.

 

[Kms]

Got the midge jaws. Still having issues tying off hackle, but making progress. Thread, shuck and parachute are all floating materials.

 

[Kms]

Getting started. Hendrickson emerger.
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The tying looks really good, definitely better than mine!

I have a question though. Aren’t parachute posts supposed to be white or other bright colors? I thought that the purpose of the parachute is to make the fly easier for the angler to see.

 

[JLB]

Doesn’t have to be bright. Darker colors can be more visible in low light. I usually just match the post to the wing color of the natural but that’s personal preference and probably doesn’t matter. Use whatever color you want/have on hand.

 

[JLB]

Also, your flies are look good. Will definitely catch fish and that is the most important thing!

 

[JimNovo]

The tying looks really good, definitely better than mine!

I have a question though. Aren’t parachute posts supposed to be white or other bright colors? I thought that the purpose of the parachute is to make the fly easier for the angler to see.

I will use orange or pink posts when the flies get down below size 20. Otherwise I try to post in the color of the dun’s wing.