Fly Tying Legs & fibbetts

                                              
                          Fly Tying Legs                              Fly Tying Fibbetts

The intense summer sun is fading and the trout season is steadily rolling into fall. You’ve hiked an extra couple of miles today, through deep and thorny brush because you recall an epic hopper festival at this spot a few years back. Soon the brush clears and you hear the broad river working to increase the bend in its rocky banks. Reaching into your fly box, you feel the wiggly rubber legs of your favorite hopper imitation, and at that moment, you see the first leggy bug plop into the pool at your feet, stretching a wide smile across your face.

Details are important in fly tying, and making sure your bugs have realistic legs, tails, and antennae can often be the difference between tying a productive fly and a fly that just falls flat. Today's synthetic materials make achieving the right level of subtle and realistic imitation easier than ever.


Fly Tying Legs
Teased out dubbing will give the suggestion of movement to your nymphs, but on some days the suggestion of movement isn’t enough. When you need to turn the screws and show those hungry trout some real legs, synthetic fly tying legs will save the day! Rubber legs and flex floss are easy to tie into any fly pattern, and are perfect for adding the right amount of wiggly movement to your nymphs and terrestrials. Big trout won’t be able to resist these attractive appendages!


Fly Tying Fibbetts
Creating convincing tails and antennae on dry flies and other artificial fly imitations where they may be required can be a challenge. Traditionally, hackle stems have been used for these elements of a fly, but the miracle of modern material technology has struck again. Fibetts are constructed of durable nylon and will not break or crack as easily as more traditional tailing or antennae materials. Spirit River’s Fibetts are 2.5 inches long, making them easy to work with on a range of fly sizes and styles. Put this fantastic synthetic fly tying material to work today.