Just recently I've been playing around with quill bodied flies - partly because they're so durable and because I'm a fan of hatching midge imitations and the do make really nice tapered and segmented bodies.

Also, inspired by Ian Mouters book - Tying Flies the Para-loop way -, I've being experimenting with para-loop hackles and dubbed thoracis.

Have a look and see what you think...


Basic quill bodied hatching buzzer with a dubbed, natural, hares ear thorax.


A better photo of the fly above.


Not a midge imitation this, but a large dark olive - sadly the microfibbet tails don't come out in the photo - I suspect I need a camera with a better macro facility than mine to get them. The thorax is very tightly dubbed, dyed hare's ear.



Quill bodied hatching buzzer with a tightly dubbed mole hair thorax.

More para-loop flies here