Parachute hackle

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Para-Hackle Emerger

Nov 26. 2009

A blast from the past Effective anglers carry a myriad of emerger-style flies to take picky trout during hatches. While there are many styles of emergers to choose from, para-hackle style flies may not come to mind first. Tying emergers para-hackle style is a forgotten technique not often taught and even fished less. We at GFF can't understand why!?! Read along as GFF partner Steve Schweitzer walks you through the

techniques for tying a para-hackle emerger.

Nothing...

Aug 29. 2006

...here, nothing there Sometimes trout and grayling sip "nothing" from the surface. You have tried the smallest parachute in your fly box - size 18. What they are taking is much smaller. You look again into your fly box, and right - there is no "Nothing" there.

Fill up your fly box with nothing here

CDC Mayfly

Aug 19. 2006

Cul de Mayfly A small mayfly, which may be (mis)taken for a dun during the sometimes the concentreted hatches on late August and Septemper evenings. It uses a hollow extended body, parachute hackle and wings of cdc stems to float high.

Get the recipe for a hi-floating mouthful here.

Tying Flies the Paraloop Way

Feb 1. 2003

Hangman My first thought was probably the same as yours - what is "paraloop"? Paraloop is part technique, part style. Take a piece of a parachute, a bit of a thorax dun, and some thoughts of a comparadun, mix, and you'll arrive at a paraloop.

Read the book review here

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Video Extended Wood Duck Parachute Apr 24. 2020 EWP - Extended Wood Duck Parachute - Dry Fly Tying	Video Sepia Para Dun Apr 23. 2020 A semi realistic parachute with a couple of nice tying techniques that are useful to use on other patterns.	Video Apple Caddis Parachute Apr 4. 2020 Apple Caddis Parachute - From Mike Valla's Book
Video Foam Post March Brown Apr 1. 2020 A simple but extremely effective March Brown emerger that can be tied in sizes 10-16. The foam post and parachute hackle give perfect presentation and will float all day long.	Video Holo-Quill Klinkhammer Mar 15. 2020 Holo-Quill Klinkhammer - A dry fly tied by Italian Umberto Oreglini.	Video Fabien Moulin's Deer Hair Parachute Feb 21. 2020 Swiss/Norwegian tyer Fabien Moulin stumbled upon a seemingly new way of creating a parachute hackle and wing in one.
Video March Brown Mayfly Jan 25. 2020 This fly is a mayfly dry fly and imitates a March Brown Mayfly. This is a great dry fly for fly fishing during a mayfly hatch.	Video Reversed Parachute Mayfly Dec 9. 2019 A reversed parachute mayfly tied on a swimming nymph hook, that will give a very natural presentation. It can be fished as a dun or cripple and includes a few interesting techniques.	Video Parachute Yellow May Dun Dec 2. 2019 Parachute dry flies are some of the most effective for different reasons. First of all (we are talking dry flies) they float well.
Video Kicking Klink Nov 20. 2019 A great attractor, but a little more challenging pattern than usual, with several interesting techniques that can be learned and put to good use in other patterns.	Video The way I tie a parachute Nov 8. 2019 The parachute technique is important to know. Parachute flies seem to get strikes when even Catskill style flies do not.	Video Isonychia Parachute Oct 16. 2019 Video illustrates how to tie an Isonychia Parachute.
Video Speedy Sparkle Purple Haze Jul 24. 2019 Detailed instructions for tying a easy, fast and durable Sparkle Purple Haze parachute dry fly.	Video SBT Jul 4. 2019 The SBT or 'small black thing' is a pattern that I would not go trout fishing without.	Video Paraloop Griffiths May 14. 2019 A little different play on a Griffiths gnat. A reverse paraloop hackle that gives a deeper presentation and doubles as a quick sight indicator.

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