Extended Body Foam Inchworm
Hook: Mustad
94840 size 18 (18-16)
Thread: Yellow
Body: Green
Craft Foam
I like to use this fly as the dry part of a dry and dropper combo.
It is a one material fly that is effective on ponds when the inchworms
are dangling from the trees on their long silken threads. I am a
little hesitant to say that I am the creator of this fly however.
Because it is so simple in design I feel that someone, somewhere must
have tied and fished such a fly before.
1. Cut
the foam into a very narrow strip.
2. Tie
the middle of the foam in at the beginning of the bend of the hook.
3. Wrap
forward along the hook under the foam for a short distance.
4. Form
the next segment by wrapping over the foam and the hook.
5. Repeat
steps 3 and 4 until you reach the eye of the hook.
6. Tie
off the thread and cut.
7. Take
a piece of thread and form a surgeon's knot in it. Before
tightening the knot slip it over the extended portion of the foam and
form the next segment by tightening the knot.
8. Repeat
the above until enough segments are formed so that the length of the
segments on the extended portion equals the length along the hook
shank.
9. Trim
the ends of the threads on the extended portion leaving about 1/16 "
of thread sticking out.
10. Coat
the entire fly with clear nail polish or head cement.
11. When
dry, flex the extended portion of the fly to "break" the
stiffness caused by the head cement.
Ed Engelman
