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Articles Events    Next Meeting Member Pictures Fishing Reports Fly Gallery Links Clear Fork River Apple Creek Newsletters			Foam and parachute emerger Submitted By Lowell Nault Tyer Comments: Buoyed by its foam wing and parachute hackle, the front end of this mayfly emerger pattern rides high, while the abdomen and "shuck" dip below in the water. The fly can be tied in a number of different colors and sizes to imitate many mayfly species.   Materials Hook: Fine wire scud hook, sizes 12 through 18. Thread: 6/0 or 8/0 Tail: Antron fibers to imitate schuck Abdomen: Dry fly dubbing Thorax: Dry fly dubbing Parachute: 1 mm white foam (or other indicator colors Hackle: Brown, grizzly and other fine hackle Head: Thread head   Tying Instructions Begin by tying in tip of foam strip behind the hook eye leaving space for the thread head. Place tying thread behind the foam strip, then form an upside down "U" with the foam and tie it down. Cut off excess foam, then use tying thread to form a post for the parachute wing. Wrap thread back to and including a portion of the curved scud hook. Tie in the antron husk and then use dry fly dubbing to create the abdomen and thorax. Tie in hackle at the post with clock-wise wraps of the tying thread, then wrap several turns of the hackle counter clock-wise on the foam post. Tie off hackle, clip excess hackle feather, form a thread head, whip finish and you are done!

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