Detached body mayfly.

The  "Detached Body" May Fly. Below is the tying sequence for this fly. materials :- Tail ~ pheasant tail, Body ~ foam sheet, cut thin, 1/16th ~ 1/8th strip, Wing ~ poly yarn or centre of mylar tubing, Hackle ~ grizzle, Rib ~ tying thread.                                                                                                                 

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pierce foam in centre, place pointed end in vise.

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thread p/tail through needle eye, leaving about 1/4" .

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slide foam down over p/tail, carefully remove p/tail from needle, and adjust tail to length.

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push needle through p/tail opening, from thick end, place in vise.

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take tying thread and bind p/tail to needle, about 1/8th" ( too tight and body will not slide of needle, too loose..... )

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pull forward both ends of foam, as picture. with thread facing you.

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now make three turns round foam, then take thread through front of foam, hold back foam and take three-four turns round p/tail and needle, thread facing you, pull forward and repeat first tying. see next picture.

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whip finish and trim loose ends.

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reverse needle in vise, slide/ease body from needle, this is when you find out whether its too tight or too loose!

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the finished body!

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put hook in vise, and attach winging material making sure the "hackle pole" is slightly higher than the body thickness, for winding the hackle.

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Attach body to hook by last segment with 2-3 turns,bring thread between wing and body and attach hackle, take thread in front of wing.

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pull forward both sections of foam and attach in front of wing with 2-3 turns.

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wind hackle round wing post, and lock with 2-3 turns, trim waste hackle, carefully!

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with small-ish tubing finish with hitches, trim thread, apply varnish to thread. you should have something similar to last picture.

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the finished fly!

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