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Global FlyFisher. Fly from the pattern database -
All kinds of flies from all over the globeFoam Wasp
Foam Wasp
| Type | Terrestrial
| Originator
| Unknown
| Year of origin
| 2006
| Difficulty
| Easy
| Target species
| Arctic char
Brook trout
Brown trout
Chub
Grayling
Largemouth bass
Smallmouth bass
Steelhead (sea run)
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Materials
| Hook | Curved dry fly hook, ie. Buyan C870 #10 | | Thread | Black GPS | | Body | Foam wasp/bee body | | Legs | Speckled sili-legs | | Wings | Mottled raffia. | | Hackle | Sandy grizzle hackle | | Antennas | Black goose biots |
Tying instructions
- Cut a cylinder in to half parts. Cut it on the long side
- Make a small cut into the foam, so the body can be pressed over the hook shank.
- Cover the hook shank with thread.
- Apply some super glue.
- Press the foam body over the hook shank.
- Turn the thread forming a base for legs and wings.
- Tie in 2 pairs of rubber/sili-legs.
- Tie in 2 wings of raffia (make them in advance, folding the raffia double, so they will be equal).
- Tie in a sandy grizzle hackle.
- Turn the hackle.
- Secure the hackle and make the thread go under the foam towards the hook eye.
- Tie down the foam to form a nice little head/mouthpart.
- Tie in 2 goose biots as antennas.
- Ajust the legs.
- Whip finish
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