tapered bodies

[john_mac]

Following feedback last night, I thought I'd try working on my tapered bodies. The only problem is that I want a tapered effect, whilst keeping it slim.
all comments welcome

[dwiltshire]

Hi John,

Nice flies. The first is a smasher

Tapered but slim bodies are fairly easy to come by with a little practice. You have options, three of which are:

Build the taper with thread wraps.
Build the taper with dubbing.
Build the taper with underwire / lead

Ofcourse you should use these methods together to help form the smooth and gradual taper.

For example, on the back of the shrimp, you need a bulk of lead to give you the shape and then taper this gently with the dubbing and thread to ensure that you get the slim profile required:



Limiting the amount of materials you tie in at the base of the fly / bend of the hook will also help a huge amount.

Hope that helps. Sorry if I'm telling you stuff you already know.

Cheers,

[john_mac]

Dave,
Many thanks for that, great advice.
Just one question, whats the thorax on that czech nymph? Looks like deer hair?

cheers,

John

[dwiltshire]

Hi John,

Originally Posted by john_mac

Dave,

Just one question, whats the thorax on that czech nymph? Looks like deer hair?

It's Argentinian Hare:

Flytying Boutique - for unusual and interesting materials

Cheers,
Dave.

[horses50]

imho the top fly has very good proportions and i would love a dozen of those please lol