Cranefly Larva

[DUBBN]

Swollen Rivers can wash these giant morsels right to hungry trout.
Size 6 and 10

[ronr]

i need a sbs tutorial on how you get the transluence in the bodies that you achieve...I just can't seem to get the same sort of results... maybe its the lighting

[RickA]

Nice.
The hook looks like the old Mustad 37160
Latex?

[DUBBN]

Nice.
The hook looks like the old Mustad 37160
Latex?

Good eye Rick. Yes, it is the 37160. It is still being sold. I use it for my Pigstickers as well.

[Ron Eagle Elk]

i need a sbs tutorial on how you get the transluence in the bodies that you achieve...I just can't seem to get the same sort of results... maybe its the lighting

I think a lot of it is in choice of materials. When Wayne posted his bug gut caddis I ordered some of the material to tie a few. There were two types and I bought them both. The Kyley's Nymph Skins Latex is very opaque, even when stretched fairly thin, Great in some applications where I don't want the underbody to show. The Kyley's Nymph Skins Translucent Bug Gut is exactly that, very translucent, almost too much so in some cases. With a coat of Solarez or other coating it really allows the underbody to show up and gives a nice halo around it.

[DUBBN]

I couldn't have answered that better Ron. The underbody color with the Bug Gut is important. Try White.

[letumgo]

Wayne - These are outstanding. Hyper realistic larva patterns. You are really nailing the coloration and general profiles on these imitations. Kudos.

PS - I second the tutorial suggestion.