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A Triangle Bug tied on the long shank version of the Triangle Bug Hook. The extra length allows you to dress up the pattern a bit, in this case a little Semperfli Straggle Legs added to cover up the thread wraps securing the tail and body.
At the last two fly tying shows I attended, I had quite a few questions about the unique hook I tie my Triangle Bugs on.
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While foam may not be the ideal material to tie a delicate mayfly or caddisfly, it does a fine job on many terrestrial patterns, particularly beetles. There are somewhere around 400,000 species of beetles crawling around on this planet. In addition, beetles constitute almost 40% of known insect life and 25% of all animal life! So chances are pretty good that a few are going to end up in the water and ultimately in a belly of a fish.
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If you are a fly fisher, the Brood X Cicada should have crossed your radar by now. The Brood X bug is one of the largest and most widely distributed groups of periodical cicadas. They are scheduled to emerge this spring after spending 17 years underground.
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The Wee Frog is a tiny size 12 frog pattern that big panfish can’t resist.
Everyone knows a bass or a pickerel has a hard time ignoring a properly presented frog pattern, but panfish? You can make the argument that most adult frogs are too big of a prey item to be eaten by most panfish. However, there are smaller species of frogs whose habitats mix with that of panfish.
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Foam is an easy to work with material that allows you to create flies for bluegills to tarpon and everything in between! Chocklett’s Loco Foam used here to create an unusual appearance.
Sheets of inexpensive closed-cell foam have long been used for fly tying. This versatile material can be found everywhere and can create an endless variety of flies and bugs for warm water fly fishing. Foam sheets are available in a wide range of colors and thicknesses.
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