If I remember correctly, The Mc Murry Ants and Beetles were the same thing but different sizes. They came in a rectangular patch on closed cell foam that had a bunch of cylindrical bodies punched through the foam. You pushed out a cylinder and tied it to the hook. If it was an ant, you tied it in the middle of the cylinder and wrapped a hackle for the legs. If a beetle you tied the cylinder in at the rear of the hook, wrapped up to about 1/3 shank from the eye tied a hackle for legs, brought the cylinder over the top of the hackle and tied down behind the eye. These foam blocks were pricey for what you got. That is why I think you don't see them any more. You might check your fly shop, they might still have some in the bargain bin. Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Allan Fish wrote: > >I am looking for the representative recipe for the McMurray Beetle. There is > >a gentleman in my flyfishing club that is fixated on this recipe in upper NY > >state and I want to tie a few for him. > > Good luck! > > I have been unable to locate McMurray Beetle (actually - ant) Bodies. > > You might check with Byard to see if he has a source for them. > > OR, if you are REALLY heroic, you can make your own. They are simply > two little cylinders of balsa or cork connected by a very short piece > of monofilament. The mono is tied on the hook and a hackle is wound > over the tie-in point. > > Full directions can be found here: > > <http://www.virtualflybox.com/ips2/i36a.shtml> > > Read that (4 pages, I think) and you'll see why I said "Good Luck!" > > Allan > -- > > Allan Fish > Greenwood, IN > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
