Try tying it with stretch tubing- -- makes a beautiful body and you can decrease the pressure as you tye---this will give the body a slight taper as you near the thorax. Have done this on very small pupa down to #28. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Higdon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 11:58 AM Subject: RE: [VFB] Midge tying instructions
> thanks..... > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of bp > Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 9:38 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [VFB] Midge tying instructions > > > Hi Bill, > > Here is a midge pupa I tied for last years midge swap... see if this helps. > http://www.graysharborcomputer.com/flyfish/fotmmidge.htm > > Tie on... > Bill P. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bill Higdon > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 6:41 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [VFB] Midge tying instructions > > > thanks, Tony > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tony Spezio > Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 6:41 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [VFB] Midge tying instructions > > > Bill, that is what I use on my midges. Tie in a strand or two, unwind a > couple of inches of thread from the bobbin. Wrap the ( right handed tyer) > peacock under the thread and over the thread and back under. Hold the > thread > and the peacock together and wrap the thread. The peacock will wrap itself > around the thread as you wrap. This makes a stronger tie. > Hope this helps. > Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Bill Higdon wrote: > > > does anyone know where, I could find tying instructions for a midge pupa? > > Specifically, the head. It looks like peacock hurl.......guessing. > > > > Bill > >
