Working to replicate a prolific life force that inhabits nearly all the trout water everywhere, I have been fooling around with tiny hooks to replicate some of the midge larva that I saw on stream this last season. I like slim bodies that are truly accurate to size and shape and to make these small larva I turned to a prolific force on my bench, Zap-A-Gap. This stuff has been hailed by tyers of all kinds for its variety of uses and I have a small bottle that seems will never end right next to some of the more important tools I use. Constructing a Wire Fly the way I have here is relatively easy requiring few materials, just a bit of control and most importantly patience, an attribute fly fishing and tying tests me on frequently. I made a kind of double bodkin by taking an old dentist tool and grinding each side to a sharp point, this metal tool allows me to use one side to apply the product and the other to pick up any extra with a quick rub. After a dozen flies I use a razor blade and some steel wool to remove the build up from my tool, this thing works very well. Read the rest of this entry »