Here’s the latest installment in the video series called “One-Minute Fly-Tying Tips and Techniques” from Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions. Each video teaches a single tying skill, from the most basic to the advanced. Ultimately, the series will serve as a sort of encyclopedia of tying skills that will be a valuable resource for anyone who sits down at a vise to create a fly.
This week, Tim shows you an ingenious and simple method for creating the “bubble” body of a Sparkle Pupa, one of Gary Lafontaine’s greatest creations. Many tiers struggle with this feature, but Tim has an “automagic” way to “inflate” the bubble. The key is in sliding the material rearward along the bare shank, so pay attention when Tim says to limit the number of open spiral wraps.
This has to be one of the best tricks I’ve seen to tie this very productive fly. Thanks Tim! This helps a lot. Keep the “tricks” coming.